WHEN former Mayor of Barnsley Margaret Sheard was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had no lump, no pain - just a nagging ache.
She was initially told she was fine, but had known something wasn’t right and got checked out.
Now, 20 years later, she is urging other women to check themselves for signs of the disease as part of Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Margaret said: “It was just an ache in my breast, not what you would call a pain, and there was no lump. Just a persistent, nagging ache. I have always believed that we all know our own body better than anyone else and we should listen to what it is telling us. And if something doesn’t feel right, then you shouldn’t ignore it, hoping it will go away. Tell somebody. Get it checked. That’s what I did.
“I would rather go to the doctor even if it meant being thought a bit fussy and be told there’s nothing wrong than not go and be left with the consequences somewhere down the line.”
Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle
