Linda Nolan has opened up on the loss of her sister Bernie ten years after her sad passing.
Bernie sadly passed away in 2013 at the age of 52 following a battle with breast cancer. Linda, who is living with brain cancer, says she can't believe it's been a decade since her sister passed away.
The Dublin born singer took to her social media on Tuesday to mark the milestone anniversary and paid tribute to her beloved sister with a sweet photograph of the pair on social media.
Linda wrote: "I can’t believe it’s ten years today, since Bernie was taken from us. I will never get over it. Bernie, I love and miss you more, with each day that passes."
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Linda's sister Coleen opened up on her own experience of living with the grief of her sister's passing.
"This month is the tenth year of Bernie my sister's passing. I think grief is a really personal thing. It's the 10th anniversary and thank you for the kind messages but I do think about Bernie every day. I think if she was here and I didn't get up, she would say 'get out of the bed!' because that's the way that she was.
"Sadly although it's hard, life goes on and all we are left with is memories of the people we loved."
Linda found out she had breast cancer in 2006, six years after her older sister Anne's diagnosis and four years before sister Bernie's. In March of this year, Linda shared the news that her cancer had spread to her brain - but the inspirational woman is determined to make the most of every day and stay positive.
"I've always been open about my treatments and what's happening in my life.
"I just want to tell you, from me, that unfortunately and sadly for me my cancer has now spread to my brain," Linda shared while speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain.
"That's obviously very frightening because there isn't much help for brain cancer at the moment apart from radiotherapy, which I am going to be having.
"I've always been honest and I just wanted people to know that's the situation and I'm not giving up, I'm positive. I'm going to lose my hair, again, for the fourth time. My sister said: 'At least you've got some nice wigs now.'
Linda explained that she was shocked to learn that the cancer had spread furthermore as she didn't have any headaches and put balance issues down to her spine.
"That's all I heard [it's spread to your brain], thankfully Maureen comes with me for my appointments and my support worker was there, nurses, so they write it all down. You don't take anything in really," she added.
Vowing to remain positive, she said: "I don't know how long I've got left and that's not me being morbid or anything, but I don't know, none of us know really. So for me, it's making the most of every day and spending it with people I love."
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