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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Sandra Mallon

Paul Mescal's mother Dearbhla opens up about cancer battle and lifts lid on life advice she gave her son

Paul Mescal’s mother has opened up about the moment she was diagnosed with an incurable cancer – as she reveals the life advice she told her Oscar-nominated son.

Dearbhla Mescal is currently undergoing treatment for Multiple myeloma, which is a type of bone marrow cancer that often affects several areas of the body, such as the spine, skull, pelvis and ribs.

Dearbhla opened up about when she discovered she was sick in July last year after attending the men’s final at Wimbledon with Paul, in what was her first ever event that she was accompanying her son to.

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