Áine Lawlor: When people go through cancer, there's a lot expected from you in terms of attitude

'It's the constant going in for checks and treatment - your life existing in three-month gaps between one scan and the next.'

Áine Lawlor, RTÉ presenter and podcaster

I grew up in Coolock. It was a new housing estate. We had a big green in front of the house where we all played. I have two sisters and one brother. My mum was at home and my dad worked at the post office.

We moved to this new house where there were loads of children in the estate. I remember being really put out because I had lived in a house where I was the only child, surrounded by adults.