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A mother has warned others to 'listen to your body' after on-and-off pain was actually revealed to be cancer. Michelle O’Prey, 46, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August, but claims the symptoms started as far back as a year ago.

Michelle, who lives in Belfast, underwent surgery at the end of September and will begin chemotherapy soon - but it has been a tough journey for her husband Gavin and their children Cara, aged six and Rory, aged three. It started in 2024 with intermittent pain in her upper abdomen.

Speaking to Belfast Live Michelle said : "The pain would disappear and then come back a few days later. I just thought, well, that is fine, don’t worry about it. The diagnosis came as quite a shock to me.

"I had some symptoms, but I did not think it would be

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