Linda Nolan has publicly spoken about her terminal cancer diagnosis for the first time, after her sister Coleen revealed the news earlier this week.
The former singer and performer, who found fame as part of the Nolan Sisters in the seventies, had been given the all clear from breast cancer in 2007, but now the cancer has returned and this time it’s incurable.
Speaking about the heartbreaking diagnosis, Linda said she’s terrified about what’s to come.
“I don’t want to die. All my little nieces and nephews, my step-children and step-grandchildren; they are my life now because I never had children.” she told the Daily Mirror.
“And when they come in to the hospital to visit me, I think, ‘Oh my God, I wanted to see you get married or see you with your first boyfriend’.
“And I want to grow old with my family. There is so much I want to do. I have to be positive and make sure I do. I am really scared.”
On Monday, Linda’s sister, Coleen revealed on Loose Women that her sister’s cancer had returned and this time around it’s terminal.
“I went through such terrible anger. I was angry at the world, angry at cancer, angry for her. I just thought, ‘It’s so unfair. She’s just got it all together.'” she said.
“It’s taken her 10 years to finally get her life back and then it goes, ‘Whack. Here you go, now face this.'”
The Nolans lost their sister Bernie to breast cancer in 2013.
Our thoughts go out to Linda and all the Nolan family at this difficult time.
