Emma Mhic Mhathúna, who has five young children, was one of the women who was told that her original smear test was clear in 2013, but it wasn’t. Emma Mhic Mhathúna: I learned this week that I’m dying and that the cancer is discovered in my bones and everything, so I have a test on Friday to see exactly how long I’ve left. And then I had to collect them from school early and tell them that I’m dying and it’s just a horrible thing to witness to be honest, there’s so much pain in the house. And now I’m dying. And my children are going to be without me, and I’m going to be without them.

Source: The Irish Times May 10, 2018 09:56 UTC