A Belfast mum has opened up about how her world was turned upside down by a rare cancer diagnosis when she was just 30-years-old.
"I am so grateful to still be here, as two years is the most high-risk period of reoccurrence for adrenal cancer, which led to me being a long-term cancer patient, reliant on steroids and my mental health was badly affected. Getting outside and feeling like the old me again has really helped in my recovery."
Around 536 women are diagnosed with cancer every month in Northern Ireland, and Cancer Focus NI rely on the fundraising efforts of local people to continue to fund these essential services for local women. "The best thing about taking part in a challenge with Cancer Focus NI is that it is such a lovely community of people who are all there with the same important goal," she said.
Gemma’s JustGiving page has already reached over the £1000 mark, which will go a long way in providing crucial support services for the one in two people who will receive a cancer diagnosis in Northern Ireland, in their lifetime.