'All we can do is keep fighting': Mother issued with eviction notice two months after cancer diagnosis

Karla Trujillo is dealing with an eviction notice and a cancer diagnosis at the same time, facing the possibility of having to stay in an Airbnb during her treatment.

After being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in May 2025, Karla, 34, mum to two-year-old Kai, was told in June that the cancer had spread to her neck. 

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