BBC presenter Rachael Bland has shocked the world when she revealed that she will be passing away in some few days after her battle with cancer, which was diagnosed with in 2016, BBC reports. The journalist, who has been at the BBC for more than 15 years, has been widely praised for the You Me and The Big C podcast following her breast cancer treatment.
But in a statement on Twitter Monday afternoon, she wrote:
“In the words of the legendary Frank S – I’m afraid the time has come my friends. And suddenly. I’m told I’ve only got days. “It’s very surreal. Thank you so much for all the support I’ve received. Debs and Lozz will continue with the You Me and The Big C podcast. Au revoir my friends”
Cardiff-born Rachael Bland, who lives in Cheshire, was told in May of this year that her cancer was incurable and said her hopes rested with a clinical trial. But two months on, a scan revealed her cancer had spread further.