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Sat 05 May 2004A moving talePopular Fiction: Jenny Dempsey lives by the sea in Dublin with her little boy, Charlie, and their dog, Sausage. She is content to have turned her back on a hectic career in journalism and more than happy to be living the quiet life of a freelancer.One day, concerned about his pale face and black circles under his eyes, she takes her son to the doctor for a check-up. Charlie has leukaemia. Their quiet life is turned upside down.