Northern Ireland's only dedicated sarcoma cancer charity has marked its 10th anniversary supporting patients and their families.
The Boom Foundation was started by Leona Rankin in April 2013 following the death of her fiance Philip who passed away just six weeks before their wedding day.
Since then the charity has been working to support hundreds of sarcoma patients across Northern Ireland with any of the challenges they may experience during their treatment and offering advice and guidance along the way.
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Speaking to Belfast Live, Leona said that she became aware of the pressures the health service is under during Philip's treatment and how isolating it can be for cancer patients and their families, with the Boom Foundation aiming to be an organisation that can be there to support them with any difficulties that may arise.
She said: "While Philip was going through his treatment I saw the pressures that the health service were under then and how isolating it can be for patients as they try to keep on top of everything during such a difficult time.
