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Olivia Petter

Mum praises ‘wonderful Kate Winslet’ after actor donates £17,000 for daughter’s life support

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The Scottish mother who received a £17,000 donation from Kate Winslet to fund her daughter’s life support has spoken publicly about the donation, thanking the actor.

Earlier this week, Carolynne Hunter, 49, from Tillicoultry, Scotland, launched a GoFundMe page to help her raise £20,000 to pay the running costs of equipment that keeps her 12-year-old daughter, Freya, alive.

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