A young Irish woman who raised over €700,000 for pioneering cancer treatment in the US is on the way home from Texas. Shauntelle Tynan confirmed that she was cancer free in August after she was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease in 2015. Shauntelle moved with her family from Carlow to Houston last year and announced on Facebook this morning that she was finally on her way home. Shauntelle suffered from a rare form of cancer and stole the hearts of the nation when her video to help get her to America for treatment went viral. After receiving the news that the treatment had been successful, Shauntelle said: "The future obstacles I will face will be worth everything I've been through.

Source: Evening echo October 16, 2018 11:48 UTC