ACC dilemma keeps NZ woman from returning to Australia
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A New Zealand woman, back from Australia for an extended Christmas holiday on the West Coast is in limbo after a freak accident at a supermarket carpark. Chelsea Ferguson is faced with the choice of saving or amputating her leg after it was crushed between a wall and a car. Adding to her stress - a dilema with ACC - with no guarantee her rehabilition will be funded if she returns home. Louise Ternouth reports.
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