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The two-time premiership defender posted a video to Instagram today to reveal his mother's fight with the illness."When you're restricted and you're isolated, it's very touching.
"More specifically, my mother's been affected a lot. She's currently in ICU undergoing some heavy treatment." Houli urged everyone, especially those in Melbourne's Muslim community, to get tested and abide by stay-at-home orders. "What burns and what hurts truly is the fact that no one from her family members can go and visit her, which is very, very tough," he said."I don't want you to feel sorry for me but rather think about in general and think about as it being you and part of your family.Houli elected to stay in Melbourne while his Richmond teammates left Victoria to play in hubs outside the state.
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