Breast cancer at 33: I worried I wouldn't see my children grow up

When Aisling Voakes was diagnosed with breast cancer in January, she was terrified for her three young children. Despite undergoing a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormone treatment, which will bring on early menopause, she is determined to enjoy every minute of life 

Aisling Voakes, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in January with her children, twins Sam, left, Flynn, 2, and Leo, 4. near their home in Lucan. Photograph Moya Nolan

AISLING VOAKES is an ambassador for this year’s Very Pink Run, a fundraising event for Breast Cancer Ireland taking place over the coming weeks.

The 33-year-old mum-of-three, from Lucan in Dublin, got involved because her life got turned upside down by a breast cancer diagnosis in early January.