2018 Appeal Christmas

A TEEN who struggles to talk after cancer surgery has praised the charity which helped her face the future.

Young Shannon Hawthorn’s confidence plummeted after two ops on her neck left her scarred and so hoarse people could barely hear her. She was forced to miss eight weeks of classes, her school prom and a family holiday. And she was worn out by the time she sat her GCSEs alone in the school library.

But she felt less isolated after confiding in a Teenage Cancer Trust nurse who discussed her fears and helped her meet other teens in the same position. Shannon, from

WORN OUT Shannon in hospital HOPEFUL She faces up to future £25, £30 or £3, ONLINE teenagecancertrust. org/mirror BY TEXT Text NURSE to 70500 to donate £5* BY POST Send cheques payable to “Teenage Cancer Trust” to Sunday Mirror, Christmas Appeal, Reach plc, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP