Killarney Woman Urges People To Support Daffodil Day

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Naomi Brosnan.

A KILLARNEY woman who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia called Burkitt’s lymphoma is urging the people of Kerry to support cancer patients by getting involved with the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day on Friday, March 24.

Naomi Brosnan was only 17-years-old when she received her cancer diagnosis eight years ago. Naomi’s cancer was so severe she had to begin chemotherapy straight away, leaving no time to begin fertility preservation treatment.

This concerned Naomi as she knew that the intensive chemotherapy treatment could affect her future fertility.

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Once Naomi finished her treatment she underwent fertility testing and was relieved to discover there was still a prospect of successful fertility treatment, but potentially at a significant cost to her.

Naomi and her family continued to make enquiries to see if this hurdle could be overcome, at which point she heard about the Childhood Cancer Fertility Project funded by the Irish Cancer Society.

Operated by the Merrion Fertility Clinic, the project aims to preserve fertility both for childhood and adolescent cancer patients about to undergo treatment, as well as for some female survivors under the age of 27 who were unable to access such services before their own treatment.

“There’s nothing I want to do more in life than have my own kids and be a mom, so that’s why it’s always been such a big thing for me. At 17 you wouldn’t normally be thinking about kids, but I knew that chemotherapy can cause fertility issues in the future.

“I was bawling crying when I found out I was eligible to take part in this. There are actually no words to explain how grateful I am for this project.

“Thanks to this Childhood Cancer Fertility Project my egg freezing treatment was free of charge, so I cannot thank the Irish Cancer Society enough. I would encourage everyone to please get out there and support Daffodil Day on March 24th. ”

The Irish Cancer Society is calling on the public to take part in any way they can to show solidarity and support for anyone affected by cancer, and says that this year’s Daffodil Day is their most important yet.

Irish Cancer Society CEO Averil Power said: “Every three minutes, someone in Ireland, hears the words ‘you have cancer’. Cancer takes from us every day. It takes big days, little days, and everything in-between. It replaces them with treatment days and recovery days. But together, we have the power to take these days back from cancer. The Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day is a day to give hope and raise vital funds so that one day, cancer can take no more.”

For more information about Daffodil Day visit www.Cancer.ie/DaffodilDay

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