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Tanisha’s story (Challenge Squad)

Tanisha was just fourteen when her father Mario was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. For nine months he underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy but treatment was unable to save him. Tanisha and her family found support from Thames Hospice, which BBC Children in Need provides funding for, who helped them during Mario’s last few months of illness and also come to terms with their loss.

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