A Dublin mum who was diagnosed with cervical cancer earlier this year has opened up on her "really difficult" experience which has lead to the creation of a fundraiser to help her make a full recovery.
Nicola O'Donoghue from Tallaght is a single parent to her 13-year-old son and has not been able to work since being diagnosed, causing the family financial hardship. The 31-year-old has had difficulty paying her rent to South Dublin County Council and said she is spending a lot of money on travelling to and from her treatments.
She told Dublin Live: "A large portion of the money that has been raised on the GoFundMe so far has been spent already on taxis to get in and out of St James' Hospital when I was doing radiation for five weeks. I was working part-time before this but the financial situation I am in now because I'm sick is so disheartening."
