Antrim woman campaigns to raise awareness of lung disease after losing father

An Antrim woman, who lost her father to a debilitating lung disease five years ago, says she's now campaigning to help others with the condition. William Pedlow, known as Billy, passed away in January 2018, a decade after he was diagnosed with COPD, which affects over 43,000 people in Northern Ireland.

His daughter Rebecca Boyle from Antrim has shared her story this World COPD Day in a bid to help other families and raise awareness of the disease.

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