Anne’s golden gift to cancer charity

Anne’s golden gift to cancer charity

17 April 2019

A DOWNPATRICK woman used her 50th wedding anniversary to give back to Action Cancer after it helped her cope with her cancer diagnosis.

Mrs Anne Russell and her husband, Liam, from Magheralagan, asked family and friends to donate to Action Cancer in lieu of any gifts as they celebrated their golden anniversary at The Lakeside Inn, Ballydugan, on October 13 last year.

Two of their five children, Mrs Pamela Hackett and Mrs Lianne Russell-Lundy, recently handed over £500 to Action Cancer.

Sadly, Mrs Russell died within weeks of the celebration after living with bowel cancer for 19 months.

Mrs Russell-Lundy said: “Mummy had greatly benefited from the complimentary therapy services that Action Cancer provide and both she and Daddy wanted to give something back and asked for donations in lieu of gifts.”