Baby joy for Northern Cape woman who gave birth after starting chemo while pregnant | You

Baby joy for Northern Cape woman who gave birth after starting chemo while pregnant | You

Arina Zandberg will soon complete her treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. (PHOTO: Fana Mahuntsi)

After years of desperate hopes and fervent prayers, finding out she was expecting another child was a dream come true – finally her little girl would have a sibling, finally their family would be complete.

But then something happened that would cloud her joy and force her to make a tough decision.

Would she receive the treatment that would save her life, but risk harming her child – or would she forego treatment and possibly not live to see her baby grow up?

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Ross Michaels
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Ross Michaels
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