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| Irish author describes how Merseyside hospitals saved his life | Irish author describes how Merseyside hospitals saved his life |
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| A 52-year-old Irish architect, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer ten years ago after a large stage four tumour was found in the middle of his head, has paid unusual tribute to the treatment he received at Merseyside hospitals which saved his life. | A 52-year-old Irish architect, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer ten years ago after a large stage four tumour was found in the middle of his head, has paid unusual tribute to the treatment he received at Merseyside hospitals which saved his life. |
| Liam Ryan's book Cancer 4 Me 5 received its Liverpool launch at News From Nowhere on Bold Street. The launch came about because one of the shop's own staff, Julie Callaghan, who acted as MC on the night, has herself been treated for head and neck cancer. | Liam Ryan's book Cancer 4 Me 5 received its Liverpool launch at News From Nowhere on Bold Street. The launch came about because one of the shop's own staff, Julie Callaghan, who acted as MC on the night, has herself been treated for head and neck cancer. |
| Originally from the village of Horseleap, on the border of the counties of Offaly and Westmeath in the Irish midlands, Liam grew up over a pub and shop which literally straddled the county boundary. | Originally from the village of Horseleap, on the border of the counties of Offaly and Westmeath in the Irish midlands, Liam grew up over a pub and shop which literally straddled the county boundary. |
| His own mother died from cancer when he was 22, and his father died two years later. | His own mother died from cancer when he was 22, and his father died two years later. |
| Now resident in Ballina/Killaloe in County Tipperary (not to be confused with the much larger Ballina in Mayo), he lived in Liverpool for many years, and it was there that he met his wife Pam, and where two of his three sons were born. He studied at Liverpool John Moores University. | Now resident in Ballina/Killaloe in County Tipperary (not to be confused with the much larger Ballina in Mayo), he lived in Liverpool for many years, and it was there that he met his wife Pam, and where two of his three sons were born. He studied at Liverpool John Moores University. |
| Speaking at the launch, he spoke of the role Liverpool had played in his life and gave thanks for the support he received from so many people, but particularly the treatment he received at Aintree University hospital and at Clatterbridge hospital on the Wirral, as well as the Royal Liverpool hospital. | Speaking at the launch, he spoke of the role Liverpool had played in his life and gave thanks for the support he received from so many people, but particularly the treatment he received at Aintree University hospital and at Clatterbridge hospital on the Wirral, as well as the Royal Liverpool hospital. |
| In his book, he refers to the help his Christian faith gave him in fighting cancer, and points out that while he was a lapsed Catholic in his late teens and early twenties, he returned to the church when he came to Liverpool. | In his book, he refers to the help his Christian faith gave him in fighting cancer, and points out that while he was a lapsed Catholic in his late teens and early twenties, he returned to the church when he came to Liverpool. |
| The launch was also addressed by Professor Simon Rogers, a surgeon at Aintree, who paid tribute to Liam Ryan's fighting spirit. | The launch was also addressed by Professor Simon Rogers, a surgeon at Aintree, who paid tribute to Liam Ryan's fighting spirit. |
| Copies of the book are for sale in News From Nowhere and portion of the proceeds go to the Head and Neck Cancer Support Group. The group is holding a number of events in the near future, with a meeting take place on Friday 5 October at 1.30 pm at Room 2:07, Clinical Science Building, University Hospital, Aintree. | Copies of the book are for sale in News From Nowhere and portion of the proceeds go to the Head and Neck Cancer Support Group. The group is holding a number of events in the near future, with a meeting take place on Friday 5 October at 1.30 pm at Room 2:07, Clinical Science Building, University Hospital, Aintree. |
| A musical event will be held at Leaf Cafe, 65-67 Bold Street, L1 4EZ, on Friday 26 October. Tickets are £10 or £12 at the door, and musical acts involved are Clockwork Radio, The Tunnels and Crowded Scouse. | A musical event will be held at Leaf Cafe, 65-67 Bold Street, L1 4EZ, on Friday 26 October. Tickets are £10 or £12 at the door, and musical acts involved are Clockwork Radio, The Tunnels and Crowded Scouse. |
| Sadly, the north-west has the highest number of people diagnosed with head and neck cancer in England, but the team of experts based at the Mersey Regional Head and Neck Cancer Research Centre are leading the way in novel treatments and clinical trials. | Sadly, the north-west has the highest number of people diagnosed with head and neck cancer in England, but the team of experts based at the Mersey Regional Head and Neck Cancer Research Centre are leading the way in novel treatments and clinical trials. |
| For further information on the group, contact Mike McGovern at mikemcgovern54@aol.com or ring nurses Sally Lane or Lesley Dempsey at (0151)5295256. | For further information on the group, contact Mike McGovern at mikemcgovern54@aol.com or ring nurses Sally Lane or Lesley Dempsey at (0151)5295256. |
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