Vicky Phelan: I need to start seeing  results soon in order to make this hardship worth it

'It has been a very, very low week for me'

Vicky Phelan gave an update on an extremely difficult few days. Picture: Instagram

Activist Vicky Phelan updated followers on Thursday night from her temporary base in Maryland, America. 

Phelan is taking part in a clinical trial of the drug M7824, which is being directed by Dr Julius Strauss at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Maryland, and has been experiencing debilitating side effects over the last number of weeks.