North Wales mum 'with IBS' given months to live

Ruth Lloyd-Williams, a 61-year-old businesswoman, is sharing her story of living with terminal bowel cancer after a long history of IBS. She advocates for maintaining a positive mindset as a tool for coping with her diagnosis.
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The story highlights the importance of early cancer screening and the psychological challenges faced by patients with terminal diagnoses.
Comments News Steven Smith Content Editor 08:12, 05 Jun 2026 Updated 11:41, 05 Jun 2026 View 4 Images Ruth on her last day of 25 radiotherapy sessions (Image: PA Real Life)
The article is a human-interest feature story focused on personal experience.
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