One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson talks tough in Canberra, but an act of kindness for a mum and her daughter shows she also has a heart of gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One Nation firebrand Pauline Hanson has shocked a working Queensland mum with a striking act of kindness, agreeing to personally shell out for a surgical operation to help the mother\u2019s nine-year-old daughter get back on track in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum Kahlia Byrnes\u2019 daughter Kadee suffers from chronic tonsillitis and has reportedly waited seven years for procedure at a public hospital to fix the distressing condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Hanson said she was \u201cdisgusted\u201d to hear about the wait time and at a public event near Yeppoon in Central Queensland on Monday, revealed to Ms Byrnes she would personally cover the cost for a private operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStraight away I said, we\u2019re going to get this operation done,\u201d she told media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She then turned to the Ms Byrnes and said: \u201cKahlia you don\u2019t know, I\u2019m paying for it. It\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Byrnes thanked Ms Hanson and hugged her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just want her (Kadee) to have the surgery so she stops being sick all the time, she doesn\u2019t want to be sick herself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s just miserable when she\u2019s sick all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy that it is going to end this way and that she is finally going to have a surgery and she is going to able to live a life as a normal nine-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms Hanson blamed the Queensland Labor government for the wait times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement to 7News, Central Queensland Health and Hospital Service chief executive Lisa Blackler acknowledged the \u201cchallenges\u201d families faced while waiting to access health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe longest category 2 patient waiting for ENT surgery at Rockhampton Hospital is currently 249 days,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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