Laura Brennan, one of Ireland’s leading patient advocates and HPV vaccine campaigner's, has died.
Laura had cervical cancer and passed away today at University Hospital Limerick.
She was 26.
We are all deeply saddened to learn of Laura Brennan’s death, and we send our deepest condolences to her family and friends. #ThankYouLaura for all you have done. https://t.co/iFpiQh7W6p pic.twitter.com/W8Rxd2aocv
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) March 20, 2019
The Brennan Family said today:
‘We are all incredibly proud of the work she did in the last 18 months to help protect other young women like herself from the cancer that has taken her life today.
Laura used her voice, her generosity and her energy to help parents to make informed choices and protect their daughters from cervical cancer.
She wanted to make a difference, and use the time that she had to right what she felt was a great wrong.’
The Minister for Health Simon Harris has paid tribute to Laura:
"Laura was an incredible young woman and a powerful campaigner. Despite her illness, she continued her advocacy and thanks in no small part to her sheer determination, the uptake of the HPV vaccine has increased among young women."
The State owes her a debt of gratitude.
