Earlier this year, former The Block NZ favourite Rachel Rasch-Hill sat in a dark radiography room while her son Otis lay in front of a screen, which showed a large mass in the teenager’s abdomen. Texting her husband Tyson Hill, Rachel said she was worried. Something wasn’t right. Less than two weeks later, Rachel’s fears were confirmed when doctors diagnosed their 15-year-old with a rare form of cancer. Devastatingly, the Wellington family was also told it was incurable.
“In the beginning, I couldn’t sleep or eat for a month and thought I’d never be happy again,” says Rachel, 45, who appeared in the first season of The Block NZ in 2012 with her hubby, 46.
“I wouldn’t make eye contact with Tyson because
