Pocket rocket succumbs to ‘dicky ticker’

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Pocket rocket succumbs to ‘dicky ticker’

Alan

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aperrott@nzdoctor.co.nz

Tuesday 17 December 2019, 09:00 AM

Joy always worked hard because she was so grateful for the care she had received. It was her way of giving back and saying thank you to all those doctors and nurses – Gaeline Phipps

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Joy Patchett had defied death for 48 years, yet its arrival still took her by surprise. Long-time friend and oft-times employer, barrister Gaeline

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