Coleen Rooney meets with Ukrainian child victims of Putin's invasion as she opens up about her own loss
COLEEN Rooney met with Ukrainian child victims of Putin's invasion as she opened up about her own heartbreaking loss.
The I'm A Celeb star, 39, spoke about her late sister Rosie, who died in 2013 at the age of just 14.
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Coleen Rooney met with Ukrainian child victims of Putin's invasion
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Her late sister Rosie died in 2013 at the age of just 14
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The I'm A Celeb star opened up about her own heartbreaking loss
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Coleen headed to Poland to meet families who fled their home amid the war
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The wife of Wayne Rooney headed to Poland to meet families who had fled their homes amid the conflict.
During this emotional trip, Coleen reflected on losing her adopted sister Rosie after a lifelong battle with the rare brain disorder Rett syndrome as she met with disabled refugee kids during a visit to a UNICEF Educational Rehabilitation School.
Coleen met fitness coach Kateryna and her seven-year-old son, Murat, who has learning difficulties.
She said: "One of the schools was for children with disabilities. And I grew up in that environment, my sister went to a school like that."
Coleen continued to the Mirror: "It was just like where they were, with music therapy, physiotherapy and all those things for the sensors. I felt so comfortable, it wasn't a shock.
"That was probably the easiest visit of my time in Poland.
"Because I've experienced that and I felt comfortable there."
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Coleen also visited a Spilno Hub, in Krakow, which supports families who've fled the war.
She met Yuliia, her sister Olisia and Yuliia's four-year-old daughter Anastasiia.
The star admitted the experience had "opened her eyes" to the reality of war, saying: "You think it is over, it's not. These people have been hit with trauma and it's hard for them to move on."
Coleen had previously
She had described her as being the 'sister that I never thought I was going to have'.
Coleen added: 'She brought that little bit extra to the house. We fell in love with her.'
The rare genetic disorder affects brain development, resulting in severe mental and physical disability.
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She was adopted by the McLoughlin family when she was two-years-old.
Sadly,
in 2013 after a lifelong battle with
the condition.
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Coleen visited a UNICEF Educational Rehabilitation School
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Coleen reflected on losing her adopted sister Rosie after a lifelong battle
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