A terminally ill mum of two who has been a life-long Take That fan is pleading with the band’s management to help her see them live in concert at the 3Arena next week.
Tina Potts, from Wicklow has been given a 30% chance of living until Christmas as she is bravely fighting the silent killer, ovarian cancer.
The 40-year-old’s cancer was diagnosed at a late stage due to unusual symptoms, which included fatigue, bloating, bowel changes and a build-up of fluid in her abdomen.
Tina, who has been urging women to get themselves checked out by medics for peace of mind, is one the band’s biggest fans and already has her ticket secured but will not be able to see them, as hers is for the standing section.
The mum is now confined to a wheelchair because of her crippling illness and she has found out that the disability section in the 3Arena is full.
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She has now desperately tweeted: “Please, please can you guys help me meet Take That. I’m out of time to make this childhood dream happen as ovarian cancer sucks.”
Her husband Johnny Harris has also taken up her plea and explained: “My wife has tickets to both Dublin gigs but is now in a wheelchair with terminal ovarian cancer and can’t change (her standing) tickets to disability section as they’re full. She’s a huge fan.”
Tina is a huge fan and has Take That tattoos, a bedroom covered in posters and has never missed any of their tours.
Due to phenomenal demand, a second date was added to Take That’s performance at the 3Arena.
The band are playing on Monday and Tuesday, April 29 and 30 as part of their Greatest Hits Live tour.
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Cancer awareness advocate Vicky Phelan has now rowed in to help Tina see her idols and is also calling on concert and venue management to help.
Vicky also took to Twitter saying, “Please please help Tina to make it to the Take That concert. She is terminally ill and is running out of time.”
The Wicklow woman’s two sons Philip, 19, and Elliot, 10, had been promising her now husband for 13 years she would marry him and they did on Daffodil Day last month, after learning of her devastating diagnoses and to raise awareness of the disease.
Tina, from the village of Newtownmountkennedy, was diagnosed in December 2017 after being rushed to A&E with severe stomach pains.
While there she was told by doctors she had the late stages of the disease which was resistant to chemotherapy.
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Scores of people reacted to Tina’s and Johnny’s tweets with one saying, “Get that lady there. And I think every fan wants to see her,” with another adding, “ I totally agree! After seeing the disaster at Notre Dame in Paris, makes me realise how important it is to do as much as we can! Like this case for example!”
Despite her terminal illness, Tina is determined to keep her memory alive and has made memory boxes full of photos, birthday cards and letters filled with advice for her sons, the eldest of which has special needs.
