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'Looking at my daughter and thinking you're going to grow up without me'
In 2017, Carl Ikeme was at the top of his career, he was close to promotion to the Premier League with Wolves and was playing international football with Nigeria. Off the pitch, his wife was pregnant with his second child but life took an unexpected turn.
He explains to Caroline Barker how he went through a 12 month battle with leukaemia and how he is now grateful for a second chance at life.
Photo: Carl Ikeme of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Sky Bet Championship (Getty Images)
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