Gloria Riley was a fighter. But after battling for a number of years, she succumbed to ovarian cancer in 2015.
Like millions of cancer patients, Gloria suffered pain and nausea from chemotherapy. The anorexia transformed her into a skeletal figure, as she was too sick to eat in the last few months of life. There was no medication to help her crippling nausea – except for medical cannabis, which was not legal in Australia.
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Carrie LaFrenz is a senior journalist covering retail/consumer goods. She previously covered healthcare/biotech. Carrie has won multiple awards for her journalism including financial journalist of the year from The National Press Club. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com
