A mum given a year to live after her swallowing issues turned out to be terminal cancer has "got her life back" and is training for a half marathon. Tracy Lockley, 47, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer - throat cancer - in May 2021 after having trouble swallowing.
The mum thought she had acid reflux or an allergy and was "shocked" when it turned out to be a rare and aggressive cancer. The tumour in Tracy’s throat more than doubled in size in the weeks after she was diagnosed - leaving her reliant on a feeding tube.
Further scans revealed the disease had spread to the lymph nodes in her lungs - which is inoperable - and in September 2021 she was given 12 to 18 months to live. But after undergoing multiple courses of chemo and radiotherapy, the tumour in Tracy’s throat has “vanished” and the spread of disease in her lymph nodes has been halted.
