Tributes continue to pour in for ‘inspirational’ Shannon Whitehouse - ‘a beautiful young woman inside and out’
The 26-year-old Coalisland ( Co Tyrone) woman had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer last year.
She found out that she was suffering from Ewing’s sarcoma - a cancer that affects the bone and soft tissue and is more commonly seen in children.
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Hide AdAfter seven months of chemotherapy and 42 rounds of radiotherapy, Shannon received the devastating news that the treatment hasn’t worked.
A post from ‘The Boom Foundation’ for which she had raised around £60,000 in recent months said: “Today we heard of the very sad news that Shannon Whitehouse has passed away. Shannon was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in January 2019.
“Shannon was a truly inspirational young woman who has given great hope and strength to others at a time when she could have been unashamedly selfish.
“I such a short time, Shannon made an enormous contribution to the Boom Foundation and also to the wider sarcoma community. Raising in excess of £60,000 for the Boom Foundation - her positivity and strength was legendary.
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