As the sun glazed down Wigan this morning, a carriage being led by two white horses in pink and purple feather boas began to take course down Hindley Green towards St John’s Church.
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A mum who was given the heartbreaking news that she has cancer aged just 33 has shared her story to show that 'it's not just an older person's disease'.
Laura Franklin originally put down her symptoms to hormones, but after being struck down with a sharp pain in her chest, she made a doctors appointment.
She was diagnosed with the illness only a few weeks later.
The mum-of-one is trying to keep a positive outlook after doctors told her they had caught the cancer early and is currently undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy
One her treatment at The Christie Hospital is complete, she will need further radiotherapy, Manchester Evening News reports.
The print designer, from Chorlton now wants to share her symptoms and story in the hope of raising awareness and to encourage other young people to check themselves.
Laura first started having symptoms in July last year. She had previously breastfed her little girl Luna - who is now two and a half - for nine months, but the symptoms started around 15 months later.
At around the time of her period, she noticed some milky discharge from her breasts.
She said: "I thought it was a bit strange, it was the same sort of feeling as when you're about to breastfeed. I just didn't really think anything of it as it was around my period time."
Laura said this happened twice over the next two months.
She then realised something 'wasn't quite right' after feeling a sharp pain shooting across her right breast as she was sitting watching TV one day.
This kept happening over the course of week and was becoming more painful, so Laura called her GP and an appointment was made for her to go in straight away.
At this point, she was told the symptoms could be due to hormonal changes but was referred to the
As the sun glazed down Wigan this morning, a carriage being led by two white horses in pink and purple feather boas began to take course down Hindley Green towards St John’s Church.
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