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Parents seek support to comfort disabled daughter

Northland parents Te Hiku and Jane Paul are caring for Awhi, their severely disabled daughter who has a rare genetic disease, without assistance or physiotherapy.

Awhi loves having a bath but because she's getting too big, her family are trying to raise money to buy a spa pool.

Heeni Brown with this story.

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