CervicalCheck campaigner Lynsey Bennett is travelling to Mexico for an immunotherapy treatment she believes will offer her a “chance at life.”
The 32-year-old mother-of-two last week settled her legal action for an alleged misinterpretation of her cervical smear sample.
After the verdict, she told Newstalk that she felt ‘great relief and peace’ to have won some financial security for her two daughters.
'Remember, mammy loves you' - Lynsey Bennett's emotional message to her daughters after settling cervical smear case
📸: @FrankGreaney pic.twitter.com/AgmW8521Px
— NewstalkFM (@NewstalkFM) February 3, 2021
Since late last year, some of Ms Bennett’s closest friends have been running a crowdfunding appeal aimed at finding “other lifesaving treatments in Ireland or abroad that may save or prolong her life and let her live a happy long life with her two girls.
The appeal has now reached nearly €85,000 and Ms Bennett is now travelling to Mexico for immunotherapy treatment.
In a social media post, she said: Thank you to everyone who has made this possible, I’m so grateful. Giving me a chance at life. Lots of love.
Thank you to everyone who has made this possible, I’m so grateful. Giving me a chance at life ❤️❤️ lots of love ❤️ ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iYZu38O0pV
— Lynsey Bennett (@littlemiss2018) February 9, 2021
CervicalCheck Campaigner Vicky Phelan, who is currently in the US seeking treatment, wished Ms Bennett, “all the very best as she heads to Mexico tomorrow for treatment.”
“I will be sending positive energy her way all the way from the USA,” she wrote.
Thank you @MiriamOCal for your wonderful interview with @littlemiss2018 which I have only now listened back to.
Wishing Lynsey all the very best as she heads to Mexico tomorrow for treatment. I will be sending positive energy her way all the way from the USA. https://t.co/JbFyaghLpe
— Vicky Phelan (@PhelanVicky) February 8, 2021
Labour leader Alan Kelly also offered her his best wishes.
Best wishes to the warrior that is @littlemiss2018 who is heading off for immunotherapy treatment in Mexico today. Looking forward to welcoming Lynsey back in four weeks time. pic.twitter.com/dEccWYIwfI
— Alan Kelly TD (@alankellylabour) February 9, 2021
Ms Bennett was diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer in 2017, which required surgery.
Due to the delay in diagnosing it, she sued the HSE and the US lab that analysed her slide - claiming it was allowed to grow and spread without detection.
She settled for an undisclosed sum, and said afterwards that she hopes her 7 and 12 year-old daughters will now be free from financial worries.
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