Published on 5 May 2021
An inspirational hospital worker who won the prestigious title of Employee of the Year was left rocked just days later following news of a breast cancer diagnosis aged 35.
Danielle McDermott, a Patient Experience and Engagement Officer at Liverpool University Hospitals, has now written her own book, Bald, Brave and Bloody Beautiful, detailing her journey through breast cancer.
The mum-of-one, pictured below, checked her breast just one day before the staff awards ceremony at St George’s Hall in November 2018. She felt a lump, but was unwell with a chest infection and thought nothing of it and fell back asleep.
The next day she won Employee of the Year, alongside being nominated for Innovator of the Year and Professional Excellence for Life after Stroke for her work at Aintree University Hospital, but still couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right.
Read Danielle's story on the Liverpool University Hospitals website here.
