I was breastfeeding my third when I found a lump –after a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery I am ready to live again
Dealing with cancer is a lot for anyone to cope with, but when you’re deaf, access to clear communication and critical health information can be an added challenge – and it needs to change, says mum-of-three and RTE presenter, Sarah-Jane O’Regan
RTE ISL presenter Sarah Jane O’Regan is a survivor of DCIS breast cancer. Photo: Steve Humphreys
Liadán Hynes
Teacher at the Holy Family School for the Deaf, deaf interpreter and RTÉ ISL (Irish sign language) presenter Sarah Jane O’Regan was several months into breastfeeding her youngest child, daughter Jora, in 2020 when she noticed a pea-sized lump in her left breast.
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