CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan has confirmed that she is taking a step back from her campaign commitments after revealing thar she was admitted to hospital recently.
In a post to her followers on Twitter, Mrs Phelan confirmed that she was admitted to hospital for a week recently after falling ‘very ill’.
Thanking her followers for their support, Mrs Phelan said that she was grateful for their support and best wishes, but she said that she will be taking some time out from her commitments in order to spend time with her family.
In the statement Mrs Phelan said: “Apologies to all my followers on Twitter for my absence over the past couple of weeks. I was very ill.”
“I spent almost a week in hospital, my first as an inpatient since I got cancer.”
“It was scary but I am OK again and a CT scan has revealed that my cancer has NOT spread.”
“There is no explanation for what made me so ill so they have put it down to a viral infection.”
She continued: “My time in hospital has taught me some valuable lessons, mainly that I need to pull back from campaigning so heavily and focus on my health and my two young children.”
“I will still use my voice to campaign and to contribute to the conversation around women’s health but I will be doing it on my terms.”
“I don’t know what lies ahead so I need to prioritise my health and my family above all else. Thank you.”
Apologies to all my followers on Twitter for my absence over the past couple of weeks. I was very ill. I spent almost a week in hospital, my first as an inpatient since I got cancer. It was scary but I am OK again and a CT scan has revealed that my cancer has NOT spread 1/3
— Vicky Phelan (@PhelanVicky) February 20, 2019