Pick Me Up! Special

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All mums are incredible people, and mine is certainly no different. From helping me deal with teenage hormones, my first boyfriend and exams, to helping organise my wedding and being brutally honest about what childbirth is really like, my mum Heather, 64, has always been there for me.

She and I had always been as thick as thieves, and told each other everything, but in 2017, I needed her more than ever.

I vowed to be there for Mum

And as it turned out, Mum needed my support, too.

Back in 2007, Mum had been diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine

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