I was diagnosed with cervical cancer at exactly the same time as Jade Goody - I feel guilty I survived when she died

She was mourned by millions but her death hit superfan Nicola Craffey particularly hard - because she had cervical cancer, too.Not only that, but the pair were diagnosed at the same age and the same time.Here she shares her story of recovery - and how Jade fills her thoughts even now.

She recalls: “The first thing I thought was ‘Oh God, this is it’. I asked the consultant if I was going to die and he said he couldn’t make any promises. Mum just started sobbing. But there was good news. The haemorrhage, brought on by her biopsy, meant Nicola had been diagnosed relatively early at Stage One and she was given the all-clear later that year.

“Richard has been a godsend,” she says. “He just cracks me up. Whenever I’m down or I’m worried about a hospital appointment he makes me laugh. “I went through hell. It’s been years of depression - and even resentment that Richard has a child with another woman.

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