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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Helena Vesty & Nisha Mal & Sophie Collins

'My daughter thought she had an insect bite on her shoulder but died just months after her 21st birthday'

A young woman who had years ahead of her, and dreams to become a primary school teacher after graduating from university has passed away.

Jenna Patel died at the age of 21 from an aggressive form of cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma, which affects bones or the tissue around bones.

In the spring of 2021, she was outside gardening with her mum and brother when she noticed a lump on her shoulder.

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