Victorian upper house MP reveals shock health diagnosis

The leader of the Reason Party made the announcement on Tuesday night saying she would be forced to spend some of her election campaign in a hospital bed.

Fiona Patten, 58, has announced she has been diagnosed with cancer. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling “The surgery will interrupt my election campaign a little and no doubt I will be campaigning for some of that time from a hospital bed. But we have learned a lot over COVID and I imagine I will be back on Zoom with a vengeance while I am not allowed out on the hustings.”

“I want people to be able to talk about their health, be that physical or mental. I hope that by being public and transparent it might help others do the same.” The Labor Government has relied on Ms Patten, the Greens and other members of the crossbench to pass their legislation in the upper house.

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Sorry to hear about her cancer diagnosis but she is still a disgraceful politician that sold out Victorians.

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