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Health
Niall Deeney

Co Derry mum's shock at cancer diagnosis after attributing stomach pains to exercise and diet change

A mother-of-two from Co Derry has spoken of her shock at her bowel cancer diagnosis after mistakenly putting persistent stomach pains down to exercise and a change in diet.

Tilly Walsh, from Limavady, has since been given the all clear and is now set to take on the Foyle Hospice female walk/run next month.

Speaking to Belfast Live, she encouraged other people to go and get checked out because "it's important to catch it early if you can".

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