A mum-of-five who was told she had two years to live 22 years ago is continuing to defy the odds - after being diagnosed with cervical cancer for a third time. Lesley Woods, 55, was devastated when was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2000 aged 34, but despite a terrible prognosis, she refused to give up.
She said 'yes' to every treatment possible - including 24 sessions of radiotherapy, which was so intense it gave her a hole in her bladder - leaving her in need of an urostomy. But it was all worth it when she finally entered remission five years later.
Mum-of-five Lesley battled the disease again in 2012, and was gutted when it returned for a third time in 2020. Lesley has been having chemotherapy to slow down the effects of the cancer, but ultimately has been told there's nothing left doctors can do.
