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Maria Heaton has 3 children Danica, Tristan and Tiarna. Tristan and Tiarna were diagnosed with a rare genetic life limiting condition called Lissencephaly. Her family were linked to palliative care services for 16 years. Maria was the paediatric palliative care CNC for 12 years and is the SESLHD Intellectual Disability Palliative Care Lead CNC. Maria was the 2012 NSW Carer of the Year and is the co-chair of the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) Intellectual Disability Network.
She served on the NSW Carers Advisory Council, been on the Council for Intellectual Disability Board and has a Masters in Nursing Education. |