Vicky Phelan: If this trial works, I get more time with my kids

— a clinical trial might help prolong Vicky's life

Vicky Phelan on the Late Late Show

Vicky Phelan is all packed up and as ready as she can be to leave her family for "a minimum of six months" — she's leaving her family and traveling to America for a treatment she hopes will prolong her life. 

Speaking with Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show the brave mum explained why she's making this move: "Even though I don't want to be away from my kids, I'm torn. For me, the way I look at it is I'm very rational and scientific and that's the way I have had to be and the way I cope with things. I rationalise things by saying 'it's short-term pain for long-term gain'."