Broadcaster Lauren Laverne said it has been a “tough week” for her family after being diagnosed with cancer . The Desert Island Disc host confirmed she is expected to make a “full recovery” after announcing her cancer was “caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test”. In an Instagram update, Laverne told her followers it had been a “tough week” but was focusing on something positive, sharing a photograph of her son Fergus who was “off to film school after smashing his GCSEs ”.
“It’s been a tough week for our family (thank you so much for all the lovely messages – I think it will take the rest of my recovery to process them!) but some really great news today,” the 46-year-old said. “I don’t post pics of my kids usually but as this guy is now almost 17 and off to film school after smashing his GCSEs today I think I’ll allow myself to say: well done, Ferg. “We are all so very proud of you and the clever, funny, kind, creative boy you are.
Great taste in music too.” It comes a day after Laverne confirmed she was in hospital after being diagnosed with cancer. Alongside a photograph of her smiling from a hospital bed, she wrote: “Right then, some personal news.
.. I recently had a cancer diagnosis.
“It was (thank God) caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test, and I am expected to make a full recovery.” The BBC presenter thanked the medical teams who have been caring for her with “incredible skill and kindness” wh.