A 21-year-old woman with terminal cancer has shared how she met and married the man of her dreams after having her right arm amputated to save her life and to live longer.

Shannon Lynch, now 21, diagnosed with rare cancer in her elbow for the last six years and had her arm amputated in 2017.

They both fell in love ‘instantly,’ after her brother introduced her to Ashley Lynch, 18, in 2018.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Lynch’s cancer came back in May this year and was terminal.

Doctors said that Mrs. Lynch couldn’t survive more than a year because she had untreatable tumors in her lungs.

She walked down the aisle in October this year, she wore a wig due to the hair loss from her chemotherapy.

Mrs. Lynch said: ‘My wedding day meant everything to me, and it’s lovely to be able to show the world that I’m devoted to the one I love for the rest of my life.

‘It doesn’t matter how long I have with him, as long as I’m with him and we are happy.

‘Ashley and I haven’t spoken about the future as we would rather forget that I’m going to die soon and think about it when I get to that stage.

‘It is difficult for Ashley but he understands and is grateful for all the time we do get together.

‘He told me that he is terrified that every morning he wakes up, I could have gone in the night.’

Her husband Mr. Lynch said: ‘I’m not going to try and hide from the fact that I will lose her to something that I have no control over.

‘It’s the hardest thing I have to face in my life and every time I think about it, I almost cry.

‘In all honesty, I am trying to make the best memories I can with Shannon. I want to make her dreams come true.’ 

Mrs. Lynch was diagnosed with cancer when she was just 15, she visited the doctor with a lump in her right elbow in June 2013.

She said: ‘I didn’t feel as scared as you’d expect when they said it was cancer – I just knew the most important thing was to fight and that I would concur everything standing in my way.

‘It was just a case of whatever would happen, would happen.

‘I felt bad as my mom was forced to come with me because of my age and she missed out seeing the rest of my family.

‘I hated the chemotherapy but I had no choice. I just felt weak and ill all the time, it just drains the energy from you.’

She said: ‘When I woke up after surgery, the first thing I did was look at my arm and saw they saved a lot more than I’d expected – I thought my entire arm would have to come off.’

She is going through chemotherapy right now to extend her time to live, so she can spend her time with her husband and the pair are enjoying every day.

She said: ‘Married life is better than I ever thought it could be, it’s better than people say it is, I’m always happy when I’m with him.

‘We are trying to make memories together but it’s hard at the same time because I can get ill and tired very quickly.

‘I am happy for all the time I get with my husband, my family, and my friends. 

‘I’ve come to terms with it now – whatever happens, happens. I can’t choose how long I can live for, I’m just grateful for the time I do get.’

 

 

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