Linda Nolan has shared a heartbreaking cancer update ahead of Christmas as she makes a candid confession.
The 65-year-old singer revealed that the festive season means more to her this year as she never expected to ‘make Christmas’.
The star explained her Christmas plans Woman magazineShe told them she was looking forward to going to her sister Denise’s house and finding out what all the little ones got from Santa.
She said: ‘I can’t wait [for Christmas]. Not to be morbid, but I didn’t think I’d make it to Christmas, so it’s a real bonus.
“We love Christmas as a family and we all attend [sister] Denise’s. It’ll be great. We all have so much fun when we get together, so I can’t wait. I especially enjoy seeing all the little ones and how excited they get.’
Linda Nolan, 65, has shared a heartbreaking cancer update ahead of Christmas as she makes a candid confession
The singer revealed that the festive season means more to her this year as she never expected to ‘make Christmas’ and would like to spend it with her family.
The Nolans star explained: ‘We love Christmas as a family and we all come together [sister] Denise’s. It’ll be great. We all have so much fun when we get together, so I can’t wait.” (pictured with Coleen, Bernie and Maureen in 2009)
The sister of Loose Women panelist Coleen Nolan added that she hoped to be here next year to celebrate with her family before issuing a health update.
Linda told the publication that she undergoes chemotherapy once every three weeks and has blood drawn. If the results are positive, she will undergo another round of treatment.
She added: ‘You have to be careful with chemo. I’ve lost my hair again – I’m bald for the fifth time and it keeps happening to me every time.
‘I’m desperate when the time comes. I get painful cramps in my leg, which really hurts, but other than that there is no pain, and that’s a good thing.’
Despite her health problems, Linda has remained positive and told the magazine that she has been battling cancer since 2005 and has vowed to keep fighting for as long as she could.
She described how on her 60th birthday she hoped to make it the next year and, against all odds, managed to make it to the 65th.
She added: “When you lose hope, you lose everything.
“It’s hard sometimes, but you have to have the stamina to say, ‘Yes, I’m not going to lie in bed feeling sorry for myself.’
Linda also updated fans on her treatment, explaining that she undergoes chemotherapy once every three weeks in addition to having her blood drawn. If the results are positive, she will undergo another round of treatment.
Despite her health problems, Linda has remained positive and told the magazine that she has been battling cancer since 2005 and has vowed to keep fighting for as long as she could (pictured in 2020)
Linda added that she keeps her spirits up by making sure she stays busy and gets outside as often as possible.
She said she would even sit outside in her yard in the freezing cold because the fresh air makes her feel better.
Staying busy is important, just like getting outside. Even if you’re sitting outside in your garden in this cold weather, you always feel better just getting some fresh air.”
Last week, Linda told the Mirror that a recent fall made her realize she could no longer live independently and moved in with her sister.
She said she had to accept that she could not return to her home and despite only moving in with Denise and Tom temporarily, she has now been living with them for 18 months.
Linda’s update comes after she begged cancer to leave her family alone in an interview with Good Morning Britain in August.
Linda fought back tears as she shared her plea as she prepared to undergo treatment for the fifth time.
The Nolans star was completely cleared of breast cancer in 2006, but was later diagnosed with an incurable secondary cancer in 2017.
And in August, Linda provided an update that the tumors in her brain – which were thought to be stable – had grown.
Linda’s sisters also have a history of cancer, with herself, Colleen and Anne all diagnosed and Bernie dying from the disease in 2013 (left to right: Linda, Bernie, Maureen and Coleen)
Linda’s update comes after she begged cancer to leave her family alone in an interview with Good Morning Britain in August
Linda revealed on GMB that she would be taking another course of chemotherapy as a result of the update – and shared the news that she could lose her hair again.
She also revealed the physical toll the ongoing treatment was taking on her smile, pointing to a gap in her teeth and exclaiming, “Look, I’ve lost a tooth!”
Linda’s sisters also have a history of cancer, with herself, Colleen and Anne all diagnosed and Bernie dying from the disease in 2013.
“I’m just like everyone else really, I just want it to go away,” Linda said of the prevalence of cancer in her family. “Or at least leave us alone for a while.”
“You would have a right to be furious at the universe because your family has been cursed with the big C,” host Richard Madeley told Linda, before asking if she was angry about how this has affected her family.
She replied: ‘I asked Bernie once, someone said to her, “Do you ever think, Why me?” and she said, “No, I guess, why not me”. It’s not pick and choose.
“You can’t write your name down and say you’re next in line. But we’ve had a hard time with it.’