There's no doubt about it - singer Linda Nolan truly is a fighter. The 65 year old is living with incurable cancer and when we catch up in our exclusive chat, she revealed she's just suffered another fall, one of many this year. "I try to stay positive,” Linda insisted. “I’ll use jokes and humour as a way to cope, but of course it’s scary. And I have my days where I’m terribly down.” For the star, such medical emergencies are now commonplace as she deals with a harsh diagnosis of secondary breast cancer, which has spread to her hip, liver and brain.
Although she's now moved in with her sister Denise and her husband Tom, accidents are inevitable as Linda continues to live with the disease that also took the life of her beloved sister Bernie in 2013 at the age of 52. Linda also bravely opened up about an incident that took place at Halloween that 'knocked out' some of her teeth. “So I managed to knock some of my teeth out a few weeks back,” she said. “It was just before Halloween and I’d had another fall. Anyway, these children came to Denise’s door, trick or treating, and I’m there, bald as anything, no teeth – and these poor little girls ran away screaming. I couldn’t stop laughing. I love Halloween and they actually thought I was a witch. A real one!”. The warmth and positivity in Linda’s voice is infectious. Here is a lady who clearly loves life and sees the joy in it, even when children run screaming from her.
Even with everything she’s going through, Linda is determined to make the most of every moment. “I thought my 60th birthday would be my last, but I’m still here five years later,” she said defiantly. “It’s easy to sit back and get depressed about it, but I’m still going. My hope for this year? To not die, obviously. I just want to be here with my family. I want us all to be here this time next year, that’s the goal.”.
