Identical twin given six months to live says leaving sister is 'unthinkable'
Caitlin Leggett, a 24-year-old from Cardiff, is seeking to raise £500,000 for life-saving leukaemia treatment abroad after her cancer returned. Her identical twin sister, Grace, is unable to be a stem cell donor due to their near-identical DNA.
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The story underscores the extreme financial and medical challenges faced by patients with rare cancer recurrences and the limitations of current domestic treatment options.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Amy Mackrill BBC Wales Collect/PA Real Life Caitlin Leggett and her twin sister Grace are trying to raise £500,000 for treatment abroad after Caitlin s leukaemia returned A woman given six months to live after her leukaemia returned says the thought of leaving her identical twin sister alone is "unthinkable".
The article is a human-interest piece focused on a medical struggle, maintaining a sympathetic but objective tone.
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