'I know I’ll die from this but I want to live as long as I can... my daughter is too young to be without a mum'
manchestereveningnews.co.uk“I’m 51, I’ve had cancer since I was 42. At the moment, the doctors estimate I’ve got 13 months of life left – and I’ve got so many plans for my life." The harrowing words of a mum-of-three, adored by her family and friends who want to do anything they can to keep her alive.
Michelle Freeman first faced tragedy when her youngest, Grace, was diagnosed with a cancer called retinoblastoma aged just two-and-a-half.
In the early 2010s, the family discovered the tot had the life-threatening cancer after noticing an abnormality in a photograph of her, realising her eye had come out white instead of having the ‘red eye tint’ most people would have.
Grace was found to have two tumours and has lost all sight in her left eye, enduring gruelling long-term treatment. READ MORE: GP points out key difference in symptoms between Covid variant and flu Just a few years later, in 2015, Rochdale mum Michelle found out she had breast cancer, and underwent major surgery and chemotherapy to treat it.
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