The run up to Christmas is obviously full of joy and cheer, but it can also rake up memories of those we've lost over the years.This Morning presenter Alison Hammond feels that loss as hard as anyone as she prepares to spend her second Christmas without mum, Maria.
Maria passed away last year after battling liver and lung cancer and, since then, Alison has revealed that she and her family have had to try to find "new traditions." Now, as the 46 year old prepares to star in the Christmas special of BBC show I Can See Your Voice, she has opened up about how she and the family are coping another year into the heartache.
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