Cancer: the word signals a terrifying ordeal. When my friend, NicolaDady, 36, was diagnosed, she found out just how devastating it could be. Not only for her but for everyone around her, especially her children. Yet she still found the courage to do something incredible.
I’ve known Nicola since we were children, living near each other in North London. We’d spend hours playing in the street and then, as teenagers, gossiping about boys. Over the years, we remained close.
In October 2002, she had her first child, a little girl called Shenai, then son Corey, in 2006. A single mum, she was fiercely independent and would do anything for them, always finding time to read bedtime stories no matter how busy her day had been.
But in January 2010, she…
