EXCLUSIVE: Sam Williams is only too familiar with EastEnders’ harrowing brain tumour storyline after her sister Michelle lost her cancer battle last year aged just 39
A traumatic storyline is currently playing out on EastEnders, featuring young mum Lola, played by Danielle Harold, who’s coming to terms with a terminal brain tumour diagnosis.
My amazing sister was a young, healthy mum with everything to live for and she doted on her husband and their kids. Growing up in Devon, we couldn’t have been closer. She was my best friend and the first person I’d go to for advice. We stayed close throughout our twenties and thirties, despite her moving to London and me to Taunton.
When Michelle told me the devastating news, my heart sank. My sister had always been very health-conscious so to learn that she had cancer felt utterly unjust. But we soon realised just how indiscriminate brain tumours are. Then the pandemic kicked in. It was torture not being able to hug Michelle and tell her how strong and amazing she was.
Researching alternative treatments had become like a second job for me. A private blood test to see if Michelle might be suitable for a specialist drug called ONC201 proved fruitless, so we looked into a pioneering immunotherapy treatment from Germany, available privately. At this point Michelle desperately wanted to see Poppy turn four, take her to school for her first day and enjoy her own 40th birthday in just a few months time with loved ones. We had to keep trying.
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