Beverley Callard, 69, has announced she is more than halfway through her radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer. The Coronation Street actress shared the health update on Saturday, revealing she has completed six of her planned 12 radiotherapy sessions.
Callard, who was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, has been keeping her followers informed about her recovery and treatment. She posted an update from her garden, stating, "Sitting in the garden outside St Luke’s Hospital. Just finished number six. Over halfway!"
Last month, Callard outlined her radiotherapy plan, which involves "10 days of radiotherapy, five consecutive days, then a weekend off, then five more days." She mentioned that she was awaiting an appointment for a body scan and mapping before her treatment began.
Callard also noted that medics had expressed concern that her radiotherapy should have started sooner following her diagnosis. She admitted this was difficult news to hear. The actress, who has moved to Ireland from England, explained that a delay in transferring her medical records between countries had impacted her treatment timeline.
Despite her health challenges, Callard recently returned to work on the Irish soap opera Fair City. She joined the cast in February as Lily, the mother of a character named Gwen. However, shortly before starting filming, she received her breast cancer diagnosis and returned to the UK for surgery and treatment.
Callard described her first day back on set as a mix of nervousness and excitement, comparing it to the first day of school. She shared on Instagram that her husband, Jon, had driven her to work. "I have to tell you, it's like the first day back at term at school. I'm really nervous and on edge but nicely so. So wish me luck, I'll let you know how it goes," she said.
Following her first day of filming, Callard updated her followers, expressing her delight at how well it had gone. "Home from my first day at work and do you know what? It was fantastic. As I said before, it was a bit nerve wracking. You think first day of term, "this is scary". But as soon as I was in there, you just feel like you've never been away. It was really good. Everybody was so pleased to see me and I was really pleased to see them. We laughed a lot and got the giggles. It was just fantastic, I have a very early start tomorrow which I'm not looking forward to but there we go," she stated.