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Sam chronicles cancer battle of granddaughter

WHAT started with Sam Price updating family and friends about his then-baby granddaughter’s battle with cancer has led to a book dedicated to her.

Small Boat In A Big Ocean chronicles Sorrelle Turnbull’s treatment, bone marrow transplants and recovery after she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at just 10 months old.

It led to her spending a long period in Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital as a baby.

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