Mum and thirteen-year-old daughter Ruby ‘closer than ever’ after beating rare cancer on the SAME day
Mum-of-two Josie found lump in her breast while Ruby was undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia
A MUM and her daughter both beat cancer on the same day.
Ruby Connar, 13, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at the age of eight.
While she was undergoing aggressive chemotherapy her mum Josie, 48, discovered a cancerous lump on her breast.
At times the pair would be having chemo at different ends of the same hospital.
And on the day that Ruby had her last round of chemotherapy, Josie had a double mastectomy.
Ruby was given the all-clear in November. And Josie is in remission, with no signs of the cancer returning.
Josie, a police officer from Exeter, said: "On 15 January 2014 I had my double mastectomy and Ruby had her last day of any chemo.
"We both had our final treatment on the same day - which is a bizarre coincidence.
"We both feel like we have beaten cancer - and we have done it together.
Ruby was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2011.
Doctors said the condition would have been terminal had it remained undiagnosed for many more weeks.
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Josie, who also has a son Jack, 25, discovered a lump in her breast in 2013. She said: “It was a cruel twist of fate.
“It has been horrific at times but it is a unique bond we share and as a family we are closer than ever.
“We celebrate every day and appreciate everything that we have.
“But we enjoy life together so much more now. I feel very lucky.”
Now that the pair have been given the all-clear, they are campaigning to see CLIC Sargent become the supermarket Morrisons' charity partner for this year.
An association with the Supermarket could earn the organisation, which supports children with cancer and their families, a massive £7million.
Josie said: "The support we got from CLIC Sargent was phenomenal and no family should have to go without that support when they need it most."