A HAMPSHIRE mum who is being treated for breast cancer is set to take on Race for Life at home.

Shelley Noble, a nurse from Kings Barton, Winchester, was diagnosed with breast cancer in November last year after noticing some swollen glands under her arm.

She has since undergone surgery and has just completed an intensive course of radiotherapy.

Now though, the mum-of-two and nan-of-one is set to mark this point in her journey of recovery with her own 5k to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Daily Echo: Shelley and her daughters Lauren and Faith and granddaughter Layla-Mai. Photo by: Stu Martin.

Shelley, along with her daughters Lauren, 25 and Faith, 23, and her eight-year-old granddaughter, Layla-Mai, will be joining thousands of people across the UK this April to walk, jog or run 5k to raise money for life-saving research.

The 48-year-old is currently having regular check-ups and claimed that when she first noticed her swollen glands, the last thing she thought about was breast cancer,

She said: “Being told you have cancer is a massive life-changing event that throws your everyday life into chaos. Suddenly I was facing the thought of death which is a very scary thing.

“Cancer will affect one in two of us in our lifetime – so that means it will touch every one of us in some way at some point in our lives, and that psychologically is hard to contemplate.

“For me, research is so important because it keeps people like me alive. The care I have received right through from diagnosis to the different treatment therapies has been phenomenal and has bought me more time with my family to enjoy life and I feel lucky and privileged.”

Cancer Research UK is predicting a £300m drop in income over the next three years because of Covid-19 which could put future medical breakthroughs at risk.

Shelley added: “We will be taking part in Race for Life at Home to help other people like me. I can’t yet say I am a survivor, as I am only five months into this journey.

“I have had some very challenging days during this whole process, but I try to remain positive and every day now is a celebration for me as I feel very lucky to be alive and now view life very differently. Not everyone is as fortunate and I want to help however I can.”