'I'm not going to beat breast cancer, so I want to make the best of the life I have left': Mother-of-two, 42, with bleak diagnosis is ticking off 'living list', including adopting a baby, an Alps trek and seeing Oasis in concert READ MORE: The DIY guide to checking your breasts for cancer By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:46 BST, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 12:58 BST, 25 June 2024 e-mail View comments A mum-of-two has told how she is making the most of the life she has left having been dealt the devastating blow of a terminal breast cancer diagnosis. Roisin Pelan, 42, was told she had just three years to live — six years ago. Since then, the entrepreneur from Preston in Lancashire has defied the odds and fulfilled a string of ambitions, from trekking in the Alps to writing a children's book and, most remarkably, adopting a baby boy.
Ms Pelan, who also started a cancer charity, says she has written a 'living list', which is stuck to her wall and has 'lots' she still wants to do. She hopes her story will give strength others in seemingly bleak situations. Roisin Pelan, 42, was told she had just three years to live — six years ago.
Since then, the entrepreneur from Preston in Lancashire has defied the odds and fulfilled a string of ambitions, from trekking in the Alps to writing a children's book and, most remarkably, adopting a baby boy Ms Pelan, who also started a cancer charity, says she has written a 'living list', which is stuck to her wall and h.
