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Abigail O'Leary

Girl, 12, who looks after mum fears she'll have to choose between 'heating or eating'

A 12-year-old girl who cares for her mum at home has said she now fears having to choose between 'heating or eating' amid a spiralling cost of living crisis.

Marissa Salter, from Cornwall, has been caring for her mum since the age of nine and is also now home-schooled after the pandemic.

Her mum Suzanna, 53, who suffers from COPD and other conditions after a car accident, calls Marissa her "rock" and says she has been her whole strength throughout the pandemic.

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