Lynn Mcdonald

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Daisy (6) with her sister Ellie and mother Lynn. Photograph: Aaron Daly
Mother had to fundraise to get palliative care for her dying six-year-old daughter

The mother of a six-year-old girl, who is approaching the end of her life, had to set up a GoFundMe page to fund her daughter’s 24-hour palliative car(...)

Daisy, who is six, and Ellie, who is 11: ‘A lot of siblings struggle because without anyone’s intention, they have to come second,’ says Lynn, their mother. ‘It kills me saying that because I love both my girls equally’
Life as a carer: ‘If something happens to me, what will happen to my girls?’

“The siblings are always forgotten,” says Lynn McDonald, referring to her daughter Ellie, who is 11, as we discuss Lynn’s role as carer for (...)