Identical twin given six months to live says leaving sister is 'unthinkable'
Key takeaways
- Amy Mackrill BBC Wales Collect/PA Real Life Caitlin Leggett and her twin sister Grace are trying to raise £500,000 for treatment abroad after Caitlin's leukaemia returned.
- Caitlin Leggett, 24, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) - an aggressive cancer of the white blood cells - in April 2025, with a persistent rash the only sign that something was wrong.
- She went into remission after chemotherapy and later had a stem cell transplant, but was told in May the cancer had returned and that treatment options in the UK were unlikely to be curative.
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Amy Mackrill BBC Wales Collect/PA Real Life Caitlin Leggett and her twin sister Grace are trying to raise £500,000 for treatment abroad after Caitlin's leukaemia returned. A woman given six months to live after her leukaemia returned says the thought of leaving her identical twin sister alone is "unthinkable".
Caitlin Leggett, 24, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) - an aggressive cancer of the white blood cells - in April 2025, with a persistent rash the only sign that something was wrong.
She went into remission after chemotherapy and later had a stem cell transplant, but was told in May the cancer had returned and that treatment options in the UK were unlikely to be curative.