News Corp journo Elle Halliwell had a pretty rough year, to put it lightly: in April she learned she had leukaemia, and two days later she discovered she was pregnant.
Two days after learning she had cancer, @Elle_Halliwell found out she was pregnant with her first baby. By making life, she is facing death. pic.twitter.com/HhiV5561hW
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) November 20, 2016
With @Elle_Halliwell just four weeks pregnant, doctors told her to terminate so she could begin her cancer treatment immediately. #60Mins pic.twitter.com/1my4sYMlhN
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) November 20, 2016
They are not naive about what lies ahead, but they are truly optimistic, and they have been given reason to be. We talk about this ticking time bomb inside of her, she’s not going to relax until it’s diffused and the baby is out. That’s always there in the back of your mind.
Once her baby is born, the plan is for Elle to go straight onto a type of oral chemotherapy that she’ll take for the rest of her life. pic.twitter.com/CZYlGP0DIb
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) November 20, 2016