"You never go back 100%, but you can lead a normal life"

Following his cancer diagnosis, Martin O’Sullivan reflects on how the support he received from CUH medical staff has helped him rebuild his life. He talks to Helen O'Callaghan
"You never go back 100%, but you can lead a normal life"

Martin O'Sullivan at his home in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Pictures: David Keane

Martin O’Sullivan is still on treatment for cancer and he will be for the next three years. He goes for monthly blood tests and quarterly scans.

The 65-year-old accountant from Mitchelstown, a father of two daughters in their 20s, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and two years later with two further cancers.

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