Vicky Phelan has been hospitalised in the US as the side effects from her cancer treatment take their toll on her body.
The mum-of-two is currently in Maryland undergoing a new cancer treatment trial in a bid to prolong her life, but following her second round of the treatment, fell ill over the weekend.
Sharing an update on social media, Vicky said, “I’ve landed myself in hospital. I’ve been vomiting for the past 2 days. I cant keep anything down and the anti-sickness tablets aren’t working because I can’t keep them down long enough to make me better.”
She was given an IV drip to replenish the fluids in her body, and doctors put some anti-sickness medication into that as well to try make her feel better too.
“It’s been a sh*t two days. I didn’t think it would be this bad. There’s only so much you can take.”
It’s been a stressful few weeks for Vicky, as she was also recently targeted by a hacker online.
They took over her social media account and demanded a ransom to give it back.
“I hold your Instagram account. I can use it maliciously if I want or I can take you away from your friends. I am ready to give back the account for $3,500,” the message read.
Heartbroken, Vicky created a new page but eventually managed to retrieve her old one.
While she’s delighted to have her pictures and contacts back, she admits she’ll no longer be using that account as she feels it’s now “tainted”.
“We did it! People power did this. I got my original Instagram account back,” she said.
“It is still under a different username which I can’t change back for two whole weeks but I got all my old posts, photos, comments and messages back. It looks like some are missing but most of it is intact.”
She continued, “I will not go back to using this account. It is tainted in my eyes! I will keep it for the memories that are contained within and I will continue to use my NEW hacker-free account @vickykellyphelan.
“Thank you to everyone who reported my hacker and who sent me lovely messages of support. This here is why I love being Irish.”