Gina Potter counts the likes of Charlotte Hawkins, Nadia Sawalha and Jenni Falconer among the fans of her funky hand-printed t-shirts. The fashion-forward Bangor entrepreneur set up her business after a bowel cancer diagnosis when she was just 42 years old forced her to reassess her life priorities. Gina believes her story demonstrates it is possible to live again after…
Presenter Pamela Ballantine has shared a video showing her ‘ringing the bell’ to signal the end of her radiotherapy. A clearly delighted Pamela rings the bell to a round of applause and cheers, raising her arms into the air and curtseying as she laughs. The milestone is a welcome point for any cancer patient – allowing them to celebrate the…
Teenagers in Northern Ireland are to be offered a single shot of HPV vaccine instead of two. Currently, the HPV vaccine – which helps protect against a number of cancers – is delivered in two stages. Girls and boys aged 12 to 13-years-old are routinely offered the first HPV vaccination when they are in Year 8. The second dose is…
This Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, one young Portstewart-based woman tells of the shock diagnosis which changed her life and calls for better women’s health services in Northern Ireland. It’s been three months to the day since 26-year-old Sarah Nally underwent life-saving and life-changing surgery following a shock diagnosis of ovarian cancer. A former swim teacher on the North Coast and…
A Co Armagh woman and six NHS staff who supported her through her cancer journey will be making their catwalk debuts at a special fashion show later this month to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. When Lurgan woman Michelle McCaughley takes to the catwalk at the fundraising fashion show, she expects to find it rather daunting. The former head…