As her family deals with more bad news, the star breaks down about the battle they now face
Just three weeks ago, Coleen Nolan opened up about her sister Linda’s cancer diagnosis – breaking down in tears as she explained that Linda’s cancer had spread to her brain. Now, as the news sinks in, Coleen, 58, is determined to be strong for her sister and help the rest of her family rally round as Linda undergoes further treatment to try and keep her incurable cancer at bay.
A close source to the family tells Woman that behind closed doors, the family is trying to pull together. ‘Linda, Coleen and the family have been blindsided by the diagnosis as they really weren’t expecting it. Linda had been suffering from a number of falls and the cancer in her brain was picked up in a routine scan. As she deals with the treatment, they are all just trying to come to terms with the shock and want to be there for her. It’s been a real upset and Coleen is really shaken, but they’ve all rallied around Linda.’
Linda, 64, was first diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer in 2005, before getting the all-clear the following year. But then, in 2017, she was diagnosed with incurable secondary cancer in her hip, which spread to her liver in 2020.
Speaking about Linda’s latest news, Coleen revealed, ‘[Linda’s] had incurable cancer for a while but it’s always been treatable. Very sadly she told us it had gone to the brain, which normally would be, “OK, we’ve only got a certain amount of time’’, but she told us a new drug has been developed. It’s only been out a year, but it’s showing great signs so they’ve put her on that.’
Sticking together
The star went on to add that she felt ‘really numb’, explaining, ‘I’m so sick of [cancer]. It just attacks my family all the time.’ She continued, ‘And I know a lot of people go through it, but selfishly you think of yourself.’
We’re told that the whole family has been by Linda’s side as she has radiotherapy treatment. ‘It’s even more poignant that this year will mark 10 years since the family lost Bernie,’ our insider explains. ‘But they are all trying to remain positive, as even in the last 10 years cancer treatment has come on so much and Linda is being offered revolutionary new drugs. They’re letting Linda know they are there for whatever she needs and are taking her to appointments and looking after her at home. As a family, they’ve been through so much and it�
