Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Our Brave Bella

Emma Macey can safely say 2023 was the worst year of her family’s lives – and it all started with a simple blister.

“We were celebrating my 40th in Fiji last June,” says Emma, who’s a mum to Bella, 10, and seven-year-old Olivia.

“Bella got a blister from her sandals, which opened up. That’s where the infection got in. Within hours, her foot was so swollen, she couldn’t walk on it. Antibiotics weren’t working and she had this extreme sensitivity

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