A mum was given just 24 hours to live after being diagnosed with leukaemia while pregnant with her sixth child. Carrie Dodds-Hallan, 41, from Blackpool, was diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukaemia in June, Manchester Evening News reports.
Doctors admitted to Carrie that she may have little time left after the devastating diagnosis. However, she miraculously defied all odds and gave birth on October 3 to her daughter, Poppy-May Leia Hallan and also married her partner, Shaun four days later. Carrie, who was informed of her condition by medics on June 26, is now receiving more tests as she prepares herself for another tough round of chemotherapy.
According to her childhood friend, Ben Gayton, who is raising funds to help the family out, Carrie is '"tired, sore but ready to get in and have her chemotherapy, and fight, fight, fight". Ben, also from Blackpool, has vowed to raise some cash for the family in a 46 mile sponsored walk so they can enjoy Christmas amid the heartbreaking struggles they are currently facing.
