Lynsey Bennett shares health update after receiving “good news”
Lynsey said her test results were hopeful. Lynsey Bennett has shared a hopeful update with her followers. The cervical cancer campaigner says she is feeling grateful after receiving some good news at the end of last week. She revealed that she hasn’t posted lately because of everything going on in the world. “As well as […]
4 years ago
Vicky Phelan shares moving post about “the days I live for”
“These are the days I live for” Vicky Phelan has shared an update after having a “great day” with her family. Earlier in the week, Vicky shared that she had a two-hour lunch with two dear friends. However, the next day her “back was in bits”. The activist explained that she knew she had to […]
4 years ago
Tributes paid to CervicalCheck campaigner Ruth Morrissey
“One of the strongest women I know.” Tributes have been paid to CervicalCheck campaigner Ruth Morrissey, who passed away yesterday. Morrissey, aged 39, passed away at Milford Hospice on Sunday, two years after after giving evidence against the HSE and two laboratories over the misreading of her cervical screening tests. Ruth was one of the […]
6 years ago
‘A system that was doomed to fail’ Leo Varadkar apologises to women affected by CervicalCheck scandal
“Many failures have taken place.” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has issued an apology on behalf of the State for the women and families affected by the CervicalCheck controversy. Addressing the Dáil today, he apologised for the failings of the Irish healthcare system and for the information that was kept from patients. “I apologise to the women […]
7 years ago
Join inspirational cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan and Mary Kennedy for a talk in Dublin
HerFamily is a proud partner of Vicky Phelan’s Overcoming book tour. “I am acutely aware that this could be my last summer.” Those were the heartrending words that Vicky Phelan shared on Twitter last week. However – as Vicky continued in the post – instead of taking the summer off to enjoy quality time with her family, […]
7 years ago
Incorrect CervicalCheck letters issued to 400 women, says HSE
Incorrect CervicalCheck letters were issued to 400 women, the HSE has confirmed. The screening service issued 870 women with the same letter in recent days detailing that their HPV status remained negative. Almost half of these women should have received a different letter indicating that their status was positive. RTE reports that the error was […]
7 years ago