Ita’s legacy for cancer patients opens

ITA BOURKE didn’t live long enough to see her dream come true.

Two years ago the 39-year-old cancer sufferer vowed to open a residential centre to care for others with the disease and yesterday her family and friends gathered just outside Mullingar in Co Westmeath for its opening.

Sadly, Ita, a non-smoker, lost her brave battle against lung cancer last Sunday - only days before her dream, funded by family and friends, became a reality.