Terminally Ill UCC Graduate Conferred With Doctorate of Laws
In 2011 Adrienne Cullen underwent hospital tests in the Netherlands - some of which went missing.
It wasn't until 2013 during a review of old pathology results that it was discovered that a test she underwent for cancerous tissue was in fact positive.
By 2015, tests showed the cancer had spread and following the delay in diagnosis the cancer was terminal.
The 58-year-old battled and won the biggest financial settlement for medical negligence ever paid in the Netherlands - she's now campaigning for change in the medical profession.
Adrienne is being conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by UCC.
Speaking to RedFM News she says being honored in this way by UCC makes her fight worthwhile:
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