Ireland AM's resident chef Joe Shannon was diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer last year after believing the problem was wind.
Doctors discovered a blockage in his intestines in March of last year after Joe experienced discomfort. Soon after his diagnosis, Joe's health deteriorated, and he was given the last rites in hospital as doctors feared he would not make it through the night.
"We were in the midst of lockdown. One of the days last March in 2021, I was chatting away on a Zoom call and, all of a sudden, I felt terrible stomach cramps and a sensation of retching," he told the Irish Sun.
