21-year-old who battled rare cancer now recovering from Covid

Shauntelle Tynan.

A young Irish woman who captured the hearts of the nation by posting a video to social media pleading with the public to donate towards her medical treatment is recovering after contracting Covid-19.

Shauntelle Tynan, who is now 21 and from Tullow, Co Carlow, underwent life-saving treatment for the rare cancer hystiocytosis-x in Houston Texas three years ago.