A cancer-stricken mother given two years to live is still fighting on five years later - and is now running a busy shop.But five years later, she is still alive and now runs a charity shop that supports other peopleThe mother-of-two, from Manchester, said: “I don’t know how I’m doing this. The shop is really busy and I just love it.
Gemma was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer in February 2017 while working as a discharge co-ordinator for the NHS. Gemma then went through six rounds of chemo, surgery, and 15 rounds of radiotherapy - and was back at her desk again that September.Shocked by the lack of resources available, Gemma decided to help others with terminal cancer.
She said: “It’s been pretty mad, but I’ve always been the type to just get up and do something if I want to.“I was given one to two years but have survived five. It was very very lonely at first, there was no support out there.