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âI wish she could see her grandchildrenâ: MP Katie Allen on the pain of losing her mum at 28
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Katie Allen still cries when she talks about her mother.
Dr Allen, a former paediatrician and medical researcher who is now the federal member for Higgins, lost her mother Judy Stephens to lung cancer when she was 28.
âI wish she could see her grandchildren,â Dr Allen said. âShe begged us to get pregnant. Malcolm and I had just got married and I said âMum I canât, you are dying and I canât do thatâ. She said âIt gives me hope that thereâs something to comeâ.â
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