Yvonne Connolly has opened up about the untimely loss of her father to cancer 9 years ago.
The Irish star’s father passed away from Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer when he was just 63 years old and it was a hard time all the family.
The model spoke candidly to the Sunday Independent’s Life magazine about the time leading up to her father’s death and explains the roller coaster of emotions, coming to terms with his illness.
She said, “They turned the machines off in intensive care in St.Vincent’s. He had Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer, on and off, for 18 months. At one stage he was terminal, and was prepared for this.
“He was later given the all-clear much to our joy and his relief. Such a confusing time, yet it felt like a miracle and we celebrated.”
Unfortunately, a month after he was given the all clear they were given devastating news that the cancer was back and this time nothing could be done.
Yvonne also relayed the painful memory of delivering the news to her father that it was back and this time it was serious.
She said, “Looking my father in the eye in a hospital room on my own and telling him this was by far the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.”
The talented chef then went on to say that she thinks the fact that she had to prepare for his death on two separate occasions helped her deal with the grievance.
She said, “At the time (of his death), I dealt with it normally – whatever that is.
“Because I had to come to terms with it twice, and because I was there to say goodbye when they turned the machines off, I had time to accept it.”
