‘Heartbroken’ family call for access to specialist cancer treatment – Homepage – Roscommon Herald Mon, 22 Sep, 2025 – 18:13‘Heartbroken’ family call for access to specialist cancer treatmentThe call for treatment not available in Northern Ireland comes after the death of a mother. By Nicole McBride, PAA “heartbroken” family have called for access to specialist cancer treatments in Northern Ireland after the death of a much-loved mother-of-three.Catherine Sherry, 42, from Armagh, was receiving CAR-T cell therapy at King’s College Hospital in London for lymphoma after being told the treatment was unavailable in Northern Ireland.Despite beating the disease, the family said she was unable to fight the last infection because of extensive travel to receive treatment in London, and she died in May.Ms Sherry was described by her family as a “beautiful wife and mother”. Anne Garvey, Catherine Sherry’s aunt, had a meeting with SDLP MLA Justin McNulty (Liam McBurney/PA) Her aunt Anne Garvey said: “She was the light of our life and the apple of our eye. Everybody loved her. “She was the eldest grandchild, and she loved music. She also encouraged her three boys to get involved in music.“Catherine died in May when she was recovering from having this treatment alone.“We don’t want other families to have to face this.”She added: “At the moment…
Published: September 22, 2025 6:00 pm
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