A mum with terminal cancer has spoken of ‘horrendous’ delays ruining her holiday as she ran out of medicine to treat herself. Candice Donlan spent more than £2,500 on staying at a five star Nana Golden Beach resort in Crete with her husband Paul to take her mind off her cancer. She says the trip was ruined after a 43 hour flight delay home.
The 44-year-old was due to fly from Crete at 1.55am on Saturday (September 17) morning, but repeated delays meant they did not get home until 6am yesterday (September 19). Candice, of south Manchester, was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine NETs in February 2021 and given around two years to live, she has to carry medication with her to be regularly injected and it should be refrigerated.
However, repeated delays meant she was unable to do this, putting her care in jeopardy. Candice told the Manchester Evening News her and Paul, 47, spent the money on the holiday in order to take her mind off the illness as 'we don't know how long I've got left', but the lack of urgency she was treated with has left her feeling very upset.
