Glasgow born comedian Janey Godley has vowed she is going "oot with a bang" as she shares an emotional health update.
The 61-year-old opened up about her battle with cancer on Lorraine Kelly on Tuesday, explaining that her condition is "treatable but not curable". Appearing on the STV morning chat show via video link, the comic broke down in tears as she shared her journey with the Scottish TV host.
Janey explained that she is determined to keep fighting, noting that she is not a "human advent calendar" as she is continually asked "how long she has left".
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Sharing her health update, Janey said: "I'm feeling good, I'm getting the chemotherapy every week now and then a week off, I'm feeling surprising spritely just now for someone going through chemo just now, it's different from what I had before.
"People keep saying 'how long I've got left', I'm no a human advent calendar and I don't have an answer for them, I don't know how long I've got but like a mayfly I'm going to enjoy it while I can but I'm going to go on tour and if I'm gonny go oot I'll go oot with a bang", reports the Daily Record.
"This time it's on my peritoneum, which is the organ that holds all your bits in around your tummy, and I'm going to have to just deal with that, I have to say that the Beatson and Scottish NHS have been astounding, they've been there at every single point. They are just wonderful, they've saved my life so far."
Lorraine described her fellow Scotswoman as "incredibly brave", with the comic explaining she is looking forward to getting out on tour despite facing gruelling treatment.
The comedian urged that she is determined to put on a good show and get back in front of fans during her last ever tour 'Janey's Not Dead Yet', which starts next month.
Extraordinarily, the funny woman will be travelling straight from a chemo session for one of her upcoming shows.
Continuing the chat, she said: "This is my last big tour I'll be able to do due to cancer diagnosis and on the very first date is in Arbroath, and that day I get chemotherapy - so I'm going straight from the Beatson, into the tour van and straight on stage.
"I genuinely cannot wait to be able to see people, have a laugh and I'm looking forward to talking about something that's not my blood count, my haemoglobin or my symptoms of cancer."
Lorraine went on to ask Janey about her support unit, with Janey admitting she finds it hard as she is the "cause of pain" to her family.
She added: "It's really hard because you are the person that's the cause of the stress in the house, I know that the reason they are sad is because of me, I'm not saying that makes me guilty but it's a really difficult thing to get your head round, thank god for the Maggie's centre, who give me counselling, I'm going there today to speak to them."
The comic expressed how important it is for anyone experiencing symptoms to get checked out.
"The symptoms are very important, ovarian cancer is a silent killer, I didn't know I had it until it was stage three because women are so used to feeling bloating in their tummy, but if you're feeling bloated and not hungry every time you go to eat and you already feel full, and peeing a lot just get it checked by a doctor.
"Say the words and say it out loud and get checked and if me saying this gets one woman to catch it early then it's definitely worth it", she said.
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