Archive for category: Personal Stories
20
November
2015

Christine and BRCA2 gene

Christine Garrett (29) from Lisbane, Comber, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2011. When she discovered she had the BRCA2 gene she opted for a double mastectomy. Here, she tells her courageous story.  “I was working as a nursing auxiliary in the Belfast City Hospital Intensive Care Unit and h...