Hamilton mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant set to do cancer charity's 10k

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A Hamilton mum, who was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer whilst pregnant, is set to do a 10k-sponsored walk for a Lanarkshire cancer charity.In April 2018, it was discovered that Julie Clark had Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.The diagnosis was particularly shocking – especially since the 36-year-old was pregnant at the time, with her second son, Michael, and she was worried that she might not be able to have cancer treatment during her pregnancy.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I just thought I had a bit of a cold or flu at first or that my pregnancy hormones were making me feel awful. "I had itchy skin and night sweats as well, but as symptoms persisted and got worse to the point where eventually I couldn’t breathe, I knew something was very wrong.