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Stuart McFarlane

Stirling teacher uses art composed from hospital bed to raise ovarian cancer awareness

A Stirling artist who painted NHS staff who cared for her during treatment for ovarian cancer is hoping to raise greater awareness of the disease.

Gillian McLaren, who works as a secondary school art teacher, was just 33 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer - undergoing lifesaving surgery during the first wave of the Covid pandemic.

Before receiving the devastating diagnosis, Gillian visited doctors for more than 18 months with various concerns including bowel changes, exhaustion, nausea, pain and symptoms of urine infections.

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