Woman's hand amputated to beat rare cancer

Amy Lowry pictured after her operation. Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue is a rare type of cancer primarily affecting young adults between 20 to 40 years old. Picture: Sarah Slater

A young married woman did the ultimate to save her life - she had her hand amputated during the strict restrictions during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Amy Lowry, originally from Dublin but who now lives in Athy, Co Kildare underwent a huge operation in March of this year to have her right hand amputated in order to save her life due to an aggressive and extremely rare form of cancer called clear cell sarcoma.