For Isla Hallam, thumb sucking is a simple comfort in a whirlwind of agressive and repetitive hospital treatments for her leukaemia.

The almost-two-year-old has had her fifth hospital admission in three months.  Despite being an emotional rollercoaster for Isla and her family, she always manages a smile for the RCH staff who pass her cot.

Read the full story at Sunday Herald Sun online: Tiny Isla Hallam’s big battle.

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