WATCH: Silver Ferns manager Esther Molloy talks about the stem cell transplant that saved her young daughter's life.
Esther Molloy's dedication to the Silver Ferns is second only to her devotion to her family. And she knows the Silver Ferns always have Team Molloy's back, especially through the very tough times.
Behind the scenes, the World Cup-winning team manager has been dealing with her eight-year-old daughter Charlotte's rare and crippling auto immune disease, juvenile dermatomyositis - which left her unable to walk or to fight off a common cold.
The Molloys' world began to unravel back in 2016, when Charlotte complained of sore legs. Eventually she developed cruel side-effects like calcinosis - painful lumps of calcium under her skin.
But with the guidance of specialists at Starship Hospital, Charlotte underwent a bone marrow stem cell transplant - and with a new immune system Charlotte's body began to respond. For the last 12 months she's been illness-free.
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