I stayed at Inis Aoibhinn for 3 and a half weeks while I was having Radiotherapy treatment. I’m from Glenties, Co Donegal and I really didn’t like the idea of staying in a B&B while getting treatment so I was very pleased when I heard that I had a place at Inis Aoibhinn. I was […]
My diagnosis of breast cancer came out of the blue. I was lucky as it was caught very early, but that didn’t diminish the shock of hearing I had cancer. I had surgery followed by radiotherapy treatment in Galway, a 2.5 hour drive from my home in Boyle, Roscommon, and realised very quickly that I
Cancer stops you in your tracks and makes you take time out to think about your whole life. Before I got cancer I had never had a day’s sickness and I think the night before I got my results was the worst night of my life. I had heard about Inis Aoibhinn before my stay,
It was minus 4 degrees outside on the morning of my wife Mary’s first Radiotherapy treatment. We got up at 5am to be on time for Mary’s 9am appointment and to allow for the 2.5 hour trip from Ballina to Galway. When Mary was first diagnosed at Mayo General Hospital we thought that we would