
Cynthia had 6 children and continued to work to support her family for many years at the Myer Mill until she was retrenched when the mill closed. Tragedy struck her family in 1974 when her second son, Barry died suddenly from an infection in 4 days. In 1976 her eldest son John was killed at the Hines Lane railway crossing here in Ballarat. Cynthia has 2 sons living in Melbourne and 2 daughters living in Ballarat. She has 9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Cynthia has battled all her life with an inherited condition called Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome. It is a degenerative condition that causes Cynthia’s limbs, hands and feet to loose their function and the muscles to waste away. Mobility is very difficult now and Cynthia has constant pain to cope with. Despite these burdens Cynthia continues to live at the units and retains the ability to smile and delights in company.
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