Jolt just days before I got news of baby

REBECCA Berry was 30 when she found out she was pregnant, just days after being diagnosed with lymphoma.

She said: “I found a lump in my neck.

“Initially my cancer appeared to regress but when I was 29 weeks it came back aggressively. I was induced early and Lara was born at 36 weeks. I started chemo when she was 15 days old.

“Becoming a mum at the same

time as being diagnosed felt like we had been given this family fight. Lara and my husband came to my chemo appointments, we dozed in a private room together in our baby bubble while I had treatment. There was no way I was leaving her behind.”

Rebecca’s cancer didn’t respond to chemo or radiotherapy but a stem cell transplant from her sister in August 2021 was a success.

Now the mum from Guildford, Surrey, has a scan every three months and is grateful for the support she received from Mummy’s Star.