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Kristy Dawson

Newcastle student creates bracelet empire after her baby girl is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis

A Newcastle student created a booming bracelet business during the coronavirus lockdown after her baby was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.

Erinn Kerr, 32, and her husband Russell, 33, welcomed their daughter Ivy into the world in September 2019. Around two weeks after her birth, their lives changed when they were told she had the genetic condition.

Despite the shock diagnosis, Erinn still planned to return to her job as a Senior Journalist for the BBC in Northern Ireland. However that all changed when she started making her own bracelets from home.

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