Imelda May reveals how she helped mum in Cancer battle
Sassy rockabilly singer Imelda May yesterday revealed how she helped her mother battle breast cancer.
The 37-year-old star, who is in the midst of a US tour, urged women to "speak up" if they discovered a lump.
She revealed her mother, Madge Clabby, was among the more than 2,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Ireland each year.
"When someone you love is going through breast cancer, you want to do everything you can to help them," Imelda said.
"Thankfully, I was able to be there for my mother when she needed me, just like she has always been there for me."
Breast cancer survivor Nicola Turley from Galway said she never thought she would develop the disease at the age of 33, just one year after giving birth to her first child.
"To me, breast cancer was a disease for older women, not someone like me. But every woman is at risk and needs to know what to look out for," Ms Turley said.
Mobile testing units from the Marie Keating Foundation will travel throughout the country this October for breast cancer awareness month.
Almost four in 10 young Irish women have never carried out an examination of their own breasts -- despite this being the most common way for lumps to be detected, research commissioned by Breast Cancer Ireland and Aviva Health found.
The campaign 'Be Breast Aware: Have a Feel Day' aims to remind young women to examine their breasts.
- Louise Hogan
Irish Independent
BIM: Just another reason why we love Imelda so much! For more information on Breast Cancer, please click here.
Sassy rockabilly singer Imelda May yesterday revealed how she helped her mother battle breast cancer.
The 37-year-old star, who is in the midst of a US tour, urged women to "speak up" if they discovered a lump.
She revealed her mother, Madge Clabby, was among the more than 2,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Ireland each year.
"When someone you love is going through breast cancer, you want to do everything you can to help them," Imelda said.
"Thankfully, I was able to be there for my mother when she needed me, just like she has always been there for me."
Breast cancer survivor Nicola Turley from Galway said she never thought she would develop the disease at the age of 33, just one year after giving birth to her first child.
"To me, breast cancer was a disease for older women, not someone like me. But every woman is at risk and needs to know what to look out for," Ms Turley said.
Mobile testing units from the Marie Keating Foundation will travel throughout the country this October for breast cancer awareness month.
Almost four in 10 young Irish women have never carried out an examination of their own breasts -- despite this being the most common way for lumps to be detected, research commissioned by Breast Cancer Ireland and Aviva Health found.
The campaign 'Be Breast Aware: Have a Feel Day' aims to remind young women to examine their breasts.
- Louise Hogan
Irish Independent
BIM: Just another reason why we love Imelda so much! For more information on Breast Cancer, please click here.
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