About Putting Life On Hold
Andrew Strauss, Lorraine Kelly and her producer Helen Addis join #YouMeBigC to talk about the challenges of having to put life on hold due to cancer.
Head of features for ITV鈥檚 Lorraine, Helen Addis, talks about taking a break from work after finding out she had breast cancer and launched a campaign as a result. She also reveals how important a role Deborah played in her finding out she had cancer. Lorraine Kelly joins us to discuss the impact it's had on the production team.
Former England Cricket captain Andrew Strauss, who stepped down as the ECB's director of cricket after his wife Ruth was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer, has an in depth conversation about how the illness and death of his wife affected the family.
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'Do you ever think it's just not fair!?'
Duration: 02:58
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Strauss on 'deep guttural grief' after death of wife
Duration: 02:07
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