A brave Newcastle mum met her best friend after meeting online weeks after they were both diagnosed with bowel cncer.
Emma Campbell and Rebecca Clarke were both aged just 36 when they received the shattering diagnosis, but were inspired to tackle bowel cancer together by campaigner Dame Deborah James. Primary school teacher connected with Rebecca after searching #bowelcancer on Instagram.
The mum of three had been diagnosed with stage four cancer in February 2020, so finding Rebecca, who learned she had advanced bowel cancer two weeks earlier, was a godsend. Emma, now 39, told The Mirror: "She became my guardian angel.
