Community rallies behind Mildura nurse

CHRISTA Wethers knew something was wrong after suffering persistent headaches. But being diagnosed with a gangliocytoma — an incredibly rare brain tumour — last month was the last thing the local nurse expected. The 37-year-old Mildura mother-of-two was referred to a neurosurgeon in Melbourne, where she underwent an awake craniotomy to remove the 4.3cm tumour […]

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