Teresa Mannion has opened up about her harrowing battle with cancer in 2013. The RTE star was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer following a routine mammogram three years ago, but is incredibly thankful that it was discovered when it was.
She revealed that she “dodged a bullet” thanks to the quick diagnosis, and counts her lucky stars every day that things went as smoothly as they did.
Speaking to the RTE Guide, Teresa said, “I didn’t even know there were different kinds of breast cancer and now I was diagnosed with the worst kind. I will never forget the words of the breast surgeon, Professor Michael Kerin, who broke the news to me.
“He said: ‘You have a guardian angel’ and those words stayed with me through the subsequent months.”
Teresa underwent four rounds of chemotherapy, but admitted that the one thing she couldn’t take her mind off, was the fact she was going to lose her hair.
She revealed, “I had heard all the horror stories about chemotherapy but all I could think of was hair loss.
“I know it’s weird but losing my hair was the worst thing because you really identify with it. My hair had started to fall out in clumps so that you feel like this shaggy dog with hair everywhere, on the sofa.”
We’re glad that Teresa’s doing so well these days.
