12 of The Best Podcast Episodes for Vicky Phelan. A collection of podcasts episodes with or about Vicky Phelan, often where they are interviewed.
12 of The Best Podcast Episodes for Vicky Phelan. A collection of podcasts episodes with or about Vicky Phelan, often where they are interviewed.
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Dr. David Nabarro, one of the WHO's most senior advisors on #Covid19, has a message for listeners to Corks 96FM - hold firm and keep up the effort - Vicky Phelan says, when her time comes, she wants the right to die at a time of her own choosing - 161 days on, the Debenhams workers say "we're going nowhere", as former Vita Cortex staff join their picket line.. & there's lots more
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Cervical Cancer survivor Vicky Phelan didn't set out to be a national campaigner. When first diagnosed with cervical cancer in July 2014 her concerns were for those nearest and dearest to her which was her family, with that in mind her recovery was the main focus. After doing her own research she discovered a miracle drug that has kept her cancer at bay and let her live a relatively happy life despite being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Throughout the years she has watched and grieved for many women that have passed away from cervical cancer while continuously fighting for improvements and awareness of women’s health. Vicky speaks to Ciara Doherty about her diagnosis, her family, her anger towards the government and her request to allow her to die with dignity and on her own terms
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Today on Shut the Front Door, we have the honour of being joined by the formidable Vicky Phelan. Women's health advocate and mother to Amelia and Darragh, Vicky found herself thrust into the public spotlight as a result of the CervicalCheck crisis in 2018. Her voice, since this date, has helped save and educate many across Ireland, given strength to those who felt that they had no fight left in them and broken the boundaries of patient advocacy in Ireland.
Author of the powerful autobiography “Overcoming”, Vicky describes herself as being “definitely a Scorpio”… It’s with great pleasure that I now introduce Vicky Phelan to Shut the Front Door…
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Cast into the spotlight last year as a result of the Cervical Check scandal Vicky Phelan has penned a fascinating memoir called "Overcoming". Here Vicky joins Gerry Kelly on Late Lunch for a riveting conversation about her incredible life and times of which her cancer diagnosis is but one aspect...
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Originally from County Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland, Vicky is a Limerick based married mother of two who has been at the forefront of exposing the Cervical Check screening scandal in Ireland after being told that she had been given incorrect smear test results.
In early 2019 she settled a high profile case with no admission of liability on the part of the laboratory or the health services involved but refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement that sought to silence her. The scandal has affected hundreds of woman and many of those who have been affected have died.
This is, without doubt, one of the greatest scandals of modern Irish history and a tragic case study into truth, transparency, power and healthcare.
At the time of doing this interview with Vicky, recorded in Doonbeg, Co. Clare on the west coast of Ireland, she had just recovered from a particularly difficult period of bad health but was very much still in treatment and facing a very challenging future. Despite this she took time out to share her life story in the hope that it will lead to much-needed change in the health services and in wider society.
The first half of this interview focuses on Vicky’s early life which will give you much deeper insight into her courageous campaigning efforts in the face of huge adversity.
Vicky really is a true beacon of love and courage as you’re about to hear in this interview.