‘Every penny raised can help someone’
Anne Wallace, who lives in Dedridge, Livingston, was given the devastating news that she had breast cancer in June last year following a routine mammogram.
The 61-year-old underwent a mastectomy at St John’s Hospital in July last year followed by 20 sessions of radiotherapy.
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Hide AdMs Wallace said her background as a nurse helped her to overcome her fears.
“The doctor put his arm around me and said, ‘don’t worry, we will take good care of you’. That was it. I knew they would so I didn’t feel scared. I have a lot of faith in the doctors and nurses in the NHS and I wanted to get on with life.”
“You have to stay positive. We need to get across the message that if it’s caught early enough, breast cancer isn’t a death sentence. You can live life to the full after cancer.”
She added: “Every penny raised can save a life.”