Bernie Nolan thanked
fans yesterday after being flooded with messages of support following her
heart-breaking revelations. Bernie Nolan thanked fans yesterday after being flooded with messages of
support following the heart-breaking revelation that her cancer is back. But
the singer insists that she does not want pity – just to get on with her life
normally.
Bernie, 52, was shattered when doctors told her that her breast cancer
had not only returned, but this time spread to her brain, lungs, liver and
bones. They have informed her it is now incurable but still treatable. Bernie
has decided to focus her energy on remaining positive, for the sake of her
13-year-old daughter Erin and husband Steve Doneathy. Yesterday, as she was
bombarded with thousands of Tweets from well-wishers, Bernie said: “I’d like to
thank everyone for their goodwill. I’m thrilled by the messages of support and
it means such a lot to me. But I don’t want any sympathy at all. If I catch
anyone giving me a sympathetic look, I’ll be tempted to knock them out!”
She revealed her new fight against cancer in the Sunday Mirror. She
said: “I refuse to sit around like I’ve got a death sentence, I’m going to
fight this for ever. It can get stuffed. I’ve got to keep living and having fun
and working. I’m not going to sit back and let it get me.” And fans quickly
sent the singer messages of support. One wrote: “Keep fighting Bernie Nolan. We
all love you.” Another said: “I can’t think what to say about Bernie Nolan,
just that I love you loads and you don’t deserve this but you will fight it and
stay strong.”
Bernie’s sister, Mirror columnist Coleen, tweeted: “Thank you everyone
for your kind messages about Bernie. She’s doing amazing and as usual I am in
awe of her.” One fan saluted Bernie’s brave decision to tell the cancer to “get
stuffed”, and wrote: “Fear is never far away but positive thinking is the best
mental defence.” Another added: “What an amazing woman Bernie Nolan is. Yeah we
all have our problems but this puts things into perspective. Keep fighting,
Bernie.”
Bernie’s diagnosis came earlier in the summer but she decided to keep
the news to herself as she came to terms with it. The drugs have proved
effective, with the cancer gone from her brain. Bernie appears tonight in
Chicago, in Crawley, West Sussex. She will continue the tour until December,
when she starts in panto in Eastbourne. But she and her sisters have postponed
a planned Nolans’ Farewell Tour to have some family time together.
Mirror UK
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