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Amy Reast & Abigail O'Leary

Malnourished mum struggling to afford food gets £8k in donations from strangers

A malnourished mum struggling to afford food amid the cost of living crisis received over £8,000 from kind strangers.

Kelly Thomson, 43, was twice hospitalised due to malnutrition due to eating just once a day - and even considered begging.

The mum-of-two bravely spoke out about the crisis - and strangers urged her to set up an online donation page, which she did, hoping to get £50.

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