Teen cancer survivor urges people to ‘smile’ at life

A Co Louth teenager who sat her Leaving Certificate exams while battling cancer has set up a Facebook page to urge people to “smile” at life.

Teen cancer survivor urges people to ‘smile’ at life

Sarah O’Neill from Grange Rath, Drogheda, sat her exams only months after gruelling chemotherapy and an open chest operation to remove a tumour.

Now, facing into her last bout of radiation this Monday, the 18-year-old is positive about her future and wants everyone else to appreciate what they have in life.

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