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Tessa, Emily, Holly, and Ham.

In this episode we discuss parenting through disability and chronic illness – both when your child is unwell, and when one of the parents is. We are joined by Tessa Prebble of The One in a Million Baby blog and podcast who shares her story, and that of her daughter Eva. If you haven’t already, go and subscribe to her podcast right now. Tessa is also a columnist for The Spinoff Parents. You can read her columns here.

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