A new fundraising campaign has been set up for a Bridgetown midwife, who has been diagnosed with a rare type of brain and spine cancer.
Rachel Whitehead (31) is a newly qualified midwife, having trained at the University of Limerick and the Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital.
On Monday, the mother-of-two started a six-week programme of intensive radiotherapy at the Bon Secours Cork. Her family have been numbed by her unexpected cancer diagnosis.
Her mother, Louise Whitehead is an intellectual disability nurse, who was forced to retire five years ago, following a stroke. She previously worked in Avista, the Daughters of Charity, Limerick.
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East Clare correspondent, Dan Danaher is a journalism graduate of Rathmines and UL. He has won numerous awards for special investigations on health, justice, environment, and reports on news, agriculture, disability, mental health and community.