I was hit by menopause symptoms after my first chemo session

Dee O'Grady was 39 when her treatment for breast cancer resulted in profuse sweating, joint pain and forgetfulness

Dee O'Grady, from Clontarf, Dublin. who has undergone treatment for breast cancer and attended ARC's cancer support centre.

In 2021, Dee O’Grady from Clontarf was working as head of content and digital production at Brown Thomas. She had no idea that her busy life was about to be upended by cancer.

“I had breast pain but because I was 39, I never suspected cancer,” she says.