Sue Westwood Six years since you went to be with the Lord. I think of you every day. Still love you. My love always. Roy. xxx
Angela (Angie) Hemming Passed away peacefully at home in December, aged 61 years. Much loved Sister of Chris, Tim and Anne and beloved Daughter of the late Peter and Beryl Hemming. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. A Private Funeral service will take place at Westall Park Natural Burial Ground Family flowers only please, Donations if desired to Angie s favoured charity wateraid.org Enquiries to The Co-operative Funeralcare Tel: 01905 22137
One of the first British patients to be given a ‘breakthrough’ drug for deadly ovarian cancer has defied the odds, after the pill kept her cancer at bay for several years.
Val Simcock, 56, ran out of options in 2017 when a second bout of chemotherapy failed to halt the growth of her tumour. But the daily pill quickly stopped the cancer in its tracks.
Now up to 3,000 women with the disease are set to benefit from the drug, called niraparib, after the NHS spending watchdog NICE last week sanctioned its general use in England.
Val says: ‘I take three tablets every night just before bed and scans have since shown the drug isn’t just stopping the tumour from growing, it seems to be shrinking it slightly. That really fills me with hope for the future.’