'She's in a coma': Ukrainian teen being treated for cancer at Edmonton hospital
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A girl who came to Edmonton to escape the fighting in Ukraine is fighting a battle of her own.
A girl who came to Edmonton to escape the fighting in Ukraine is fighting a battle of her own.
Thirteen-year-old Anna has medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer.
She was receiving treatment in Ukraine and Poland before the war broke out.
Anna and her mother, also named Anna, have volunteered at the Free Store for Ukrainian Newcomers for the last year.
Yulila Shabanova remembers meeting the duo there.
"She came to free store as a volunteer. And always she took the lead. Anna always helped us to make the toy display," she told CTV News Edmonton.
"We were coworkers and friends, but now I feel the responsibility for Anna and her family. And I feel like it's my family."