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Emily gets her wish - to spend Christmas at home in Kilkenny
9 year-old being treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
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A Kilkenny schoolgirl is looking forward to spending Christmas Day at home with her family - a break from her treatment for leukaemia.
For the last month Emily Gerlach Nascimento, who is just nine years old, has been undergoing intensive treatment following her diagnosis with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.
The bubbly student at the Model School in Kilkenny was at home watching the Late Late Toy Show when she complained of a sore tummy, and her mother, Olivia, noticed she had developed a rash. The diagnosis followed.