Bereaved mother’s ‘rant’ at Irish Cancer Society’s ads goes viral

The heartbroken mum of a young footballer who died from lymphoma on the eve of his 21st birthday said she thought she was “a crazy woman on a rant” when she wrote a Facebook post, which has since gone viral, criticising the Irish Cancer Society’s shock ad campaign.

Dolores Grace from Athboy, Co Meath, said the comments and support she has received since the post garnered almost 8,000 likes and 5,000 shares has shown her that her “experiences and opinions are not isolated”.

Dolores took to social media last weekend to urge the Irish Cancer Society to rethink its hard-hitting ‘Get Cancer’ campaign after she and her husband Jim buried their oldest son Elliot just days before Christmas.