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| Laura Nuttall: Peter Kay takes cancer patient for lunch | Laura Nuttall: Peter Kay takes cancer patient for lunch |
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| Laura Nuttall (left) with her mum Nicola and dad Mark attended Peter Kay's fundraising gig in 2021 | Laura Nuttall (left) with her mum Nicola and dad Mark attended Peter Kay's fundraising gig in 2021 |
| A woman who has lived with a terminal cancer diagnosis for four years has been taken out for lunch by comedian Peter Kay before resuming radiotherapy. | A woman who has lived with a terminal cancer diagnosis for four years has been taken out for lunch by comedian Peter Kay before resuming radiotherapy. |
| Laura Nuttall, aged 22, recently underwent her fourth major surgery but her mother said the tumour had grown back and "things feel pretty bleak". | Laura Nuttall, aged 22, recently underwent her fourth major surgery but her mother said the tumour had grown back and "things feel pretty bleak". |
| The family were taken for lunch at a restaurant on Friday by Peter Kay. | The family were taken for lunch at a restaurant on Friday by Peter Kay. |
| He played his first gigs in four years in 2021, to raise funds for Laura's treatment. | He played his first gigs in four years in 2021, to raise funds for Laura's treatment. |
| Her mother Nicola, from Barrowford in Lancashire, tweeted: "Laughter won't cure glioblastoma but it's definitely a blimmin' good distraction for a couple of hours." | Her mother Nicola, from Barrowford in Lancashire, tweeted: "Laughter won't cure glioblastoma but it's definitely a blimmin' good distraction for a couple of hours." |
| Laura was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme - the most aggressive form of brain cancer - in 2018, following a routine eye test. | Laura was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme - the most aggressive form of brain cancer - in 2018, following a routine eye test. |
| She has defied the initial prognosis that she had 12 months to live, ticking off various goals including graduating this summer, completing the Great North Run and hosting a BBC weather forecast. | She has defied the initial prognosis that she had 12 months to live, ticking off various goals including graduating this summer, completing the Great North Run and hosting a BBC weather forecast. |
| Peter Kay's gigs in 2021 raised money for Laura's treatment | Peter Kay's gigs in 2021 raised money for Laura's treatment |
| Following Friday's lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant near Burnley, her mother Nicola said "today's joy has been a very special treat". | Following Friday's lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant near Burnley, her mother Nicola said "today's joy has been a very special treat". |
| She described Peter Kay as "the nicest, most thoughtful and naturally hilarious person", adding: "We're lucky to have him as a friend." | She described Peter Kay as "the nicest, most thoughtful and naturally hilarious person", adding: "We're lucky to have him as a friend." |
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