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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Emily Atkinson

Terminally ill mother told she ‘looks too good to have cancer’ by trolls

Jemma McGowan/ Instagram

A terminally ill mother-of-three has shared her experience of receiving cruel abuse from strangers online who have accused her of looking “too good” to be suffering.

On 10 May 2021, Jemma McGowan was told she had just one year to live after being diagnosed with advanced stage 4 ovarian cancer on 9 February the same year.

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