Breast cancer patient Anne finally gets her medical card

A breast cancer patient who has undergone a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, has been granted a discretionary medical card more than a full year after she began the application process.

Anne Sweeney, 56, from Bruff, Co Limerick, was granted the entitlement after “going through the wringer” according to Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins.

She was featured on the front page of the Irish Examiner last October, highlighting her eight-month wait for help with her GP, medical and other health bills.