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The Struggle behind her smile

Candice Etita, 35, Wollongong, NSW

Heavily pregnant, I turned towards the sonographer scanning my belly.

‘Can you check my baby’s legs and feet?’ I pleaded, my hubby James by my side.

She did, and her expression shifted to shock. ‘They’re extremely swollen,’ she remarked. ‘I’ve never seen anything like this before.’

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