Cancer battle ‘like weeding dandelions’

RTÉ’s Morning Ireland presenter Áine Lawlor has told an international conference that fighting cancer was like a gardener trying to eradicate dandelions — you had to make sure every tiny bit of the root is removed.

The 50-year-old mother of four, who successfully battled cancer, made the comment last night as she attended an international conference at UCC focussing on the vital role culture and the arts can play in helping patients recover from serious illness.

And #expillness is a go - just given wonderful Aine Lawlor of @morning_ireland tour of @glucksman - she is first speaker tonight.

— Fiona Kearney (@fionakearney) November 30, 2012