Local Mum holds Coffee & Cakes Afternoon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, brave young Camlough mum and breast cancer patient Gabrielle McTaggart shares her story and is giving back to Evora Hospice by holding a Coffee and Cakes Afternoon at Shane O’Neill’s GAA Club, Camlough this Saturday, October 18 at 2pm – a fundraiser she says ‘is about more than coffee and cake but about community, hope, and gratitude.’
“I’m a young mum from Camlough and a breast cancer patient, doing my best to make a difference,” Gabrielle explained.
" I was diagnosed when I was pregnant with my second child, and had to be induced immediately so I could begin treatment. Since then, life has been an ongoing cycle of treatments, surgeries, and recovery. My youngest son, Odin, was also very unwell during that time, but together we’ve kept going.
“Throughout everything, Evora Hospice (formerly Southern Area Hospice Services) has been there for me and my family — offering kindness, counselling, and practical support when we needed it most. My auntie spent her final days there, and I carry the BRCA gene myself, so I know how vital their work is for families like ours. I don’t fear death, but I am determined to live as fully as I can, and to give back to those who help people face the hardest moments of their lives. Without my local football club Shane O Neill’s in Camlough I would be lost they gave me purpose and I take comfort in knowing people will keep an eye out on my children even when I can’t – That’s why I’m hosting a community event this month:
“This will be a warm, family-friendly afternoon filled with home-baked treats, community spirit, and a special raffle with over 30 prizes generously donated by local businesses. Everyone who donates — either online or in person — will receive a free raffle ticket.
A few of the incredible prizes include:
• Lakeview Aesthetics — £100 voucher
• Karen Mooney Photography — “Letters to Santa” studio voucher
• The Power House Physio & Pilates Studio — session vouchers
• JKB Sports Therapy — massage voucher
• Infinity Swimming — two £50 vouchers
If anyone can’t attend but would like to support, donations can be made here:
justgiving.com/page/gabrielle-mc-taggart-1
“This fundraiser is about more than coffee and cakes — it’s about community, hope, and gratitude. I want to leave behind something meaningful for my boys: a community that will always hold them close. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.”