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Cancer costs threaten Kent family’s home, parents say

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  • Parents of 13-year-old Maya in Kent, England, fear losing home because of cancer-related costs.
  • Maya was diagnosed with neuroblastoma near her adrenal gland at age three and relapsed in 2023 after five years remission.
  • Mother Dellanie, an NHS nurse, and husband Terry have reduced work hours to care for Maya.
  • Terry has lost his income, leaving the family of five struggling with mortgage payments and bills despite parents’ reduced earnings.