A woman who was diagnosed with Stage Four cancer after struggling to a get an appointment due to COVID-19, says she feels, 'very badly let down' by the system.
Tralee woman Joan Durney was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year - four months after she began suffering with back pains.
It comes on Daffodil Day for the Irish Cancer Society, which will be a virtual event this year.
Joan Durney describing the moment a doctor at the Bons Secours hospital in Limerick gave her the news that she had stage 4 breast cancer.
This was four months after initial back pain, and many efforts to get treatment even with a referral from her doctor.
She says she felt she was being kept outside the door.
It comes on Daffodil Day for the Irish Cancer Society, with donations being taken online this year
It says revenues are down over 2 million due to the pandemic, as in person events are suspended due to restrictions.
Donations can be made to donate.cancer.ie
