Heartfelt gratitude from cancer survivor

JUDY'S FAMILY AND CHARITY HAVE ALL RALLIED ROUND

- KATIE TIMMS

A PLYMOUTH mother is urging others to ‘check your boobies’, after a ‘bombshell’ diagnosis.

Judy Gotham found a small lump in her left breast just after Christmas in 2022. Just weeks later, in February 2023, the mum-of-three was given the “bombshell” news that she had grade three triple negative breast cancer.

Judy, who was 38 at the time of her diagnosis, then underwent a lumpectomy, which was followed by chemotherapy. She said: “I had four cycles of Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide and was hospitalised 10 days after my first cycle with neuropathy sepsis.

“Also during this time, I was put forward for the genetic testing, which showed I was positive for the BRCA2 gene. I am now waiting on my double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery.”