Linda Nolan has disclosed that her cancer has spread to her brain, marking the fourth time she has been diagnosed with the disease.
Linda, a part of The Nolans with her sisters, announced her diagnosis on Good Morning Britain last Monday.
“That is very frightening, as there are currently few treatments for brain cancer besides radiotherapy, which I will undergo.”
She stated that she will ingest a “miracle drug.”
The singer did not name it, but added: “There is a new drug for brain cancer that has been in use for a year. And we’re going to try that as a chemo drug in conjunction with other treatments.”
In the 1970s, she and her sisters Linda, Maureen, Anne, Coleen, and Denise established a singing group that produced a string of hits, including 1979’s I’m in the Mood for Dancing and Don’t Make Waves.
However, they have also faced numerous instances of malignancy in their family.
Linda Nolan, 64, was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in 2006, and it returned in 2017 in her hip. In 2020, she learned her cancer has spread to her liver. In 2007, her spouse Brian died of skin cancer.
Bernie, who perished in 2013 at the age of 52, and Anne, who has been diagnosed twice but is currently in remission, both had breast cancer. Linda, who has appeared on Loose Women and Celebrity Big Brother, stated that it was “terrifying” for all the sisters.
“I’m not giving up, I’m optimistic,” she said, adding that one of her sisters joked to her as she lost her hair for the fourth time, “At least you have nice wigs.”
Nevertheless, she noted, “This is a truly terrifying journey.”
She realised something was wrong after several “very painful falls” and is now wheelchair-bound and living with her sister Denise.
The singer had hoped it was “something to do with my spine” because neither her speech nor vision had been affected. I was not experiencing migraines.
“Therefore, it came as a surprise when the doctor said, ‘It’s in your brain.'”
The expectation is that [the drug she is using] will work miracles for me, beseech God.
She added that, rather than sitting at home and “feeling sorry for myself,” she was receiving fresh air and “making the most of every day” with her loved ones.
Gene testing
However, she reported feeling “angry” at being diagnosed with cancer again.
“There are times when I am sobbing in the corner that I strive not to ask, ‘Why me? Why not me?’
“Knowing that so many people are suffering from this terrible malady, I believe I have always discussed it. Perhaps I can aid someone alone by telling them, “It’s okay to cry. It is acceptable to experience anger. It is acceptable to feel regretful for oneself. But just don’t let it overtake you.”
She added that she and her sisters had been tested for the BRCA cancer gene and found to be negative.
The genetic testing professor stated that a gene must exist somewhere, they just haven’t discovered it yet.
