Lisa Lynch

British journalist

Loughborough University
Goldsmiths College

OccupationJournalistKnown forWriting about her cancer

Lisa Lynch (30 August 1979 – 11 March 2013) was a British journalist, known for writing about her experience of having cancer on her blog, Alright Tit, and in a book, The C-Word. She was portrayed by Sheridan Smith in the 90-minute BBC television drama, The C-Word,^[1] written by Nicole Taylor and directed by Tim Kirkby.^[2]

Biography

Lynch was born Lisa McFarlane on 30 August 1979, to Jane and Ian McFarlane, in Derby, England, and was raised there.^[3]^[4]

She studied at Loughborough University and obtained an MA in journalism at Goldsmiths College, also working as a freelance journalist.^[3] She married Peter Lynch in December 2006.^[3] They lived in south-west London and she eventually became the editor of Real Homes and Inspired Living magazines.^[3]

In 2008 Lynch was diagnosed with breast cancer, for which she had a left-side mastectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, followed by reconstructive surgery.^[2]

She began blogging about her experiences, using Blogspot. Stephen Fry called her blog "funny and brilliant".^[3]

In 2011, secondary cancer was found, in her bones and brain, and was diagnosed as incurable.^[2]^[3]

During her illness, she was treated by Kefah Mokbel at The Princess Grace Hospital.^[5]

She died on 11 March 2013, aged 33, in Trinity Hospice, in London.^[6]^[2] Her blog and social media accounts are now updated by members of her family and friends.

Bibliography

—— (23 April 2015). The C-Word. Arrow. ISBN 978-1784750473.

References

^ Myall, Steve (3 May 2015). "Sheridan Smith's C-Word: Brother of real life heroine Lisa Lynch says he hopes it will save lives". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The C Word". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Groskop, Viv (18 March 2013). "Lisa Lynch obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "Family Announcements, LYNCH Lisa (nee McFarlane) – Funeral Directors and services – Derby Telegraph Announcements". Derby Telegraph. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "BBC One – The C Word, Professor Kefah Mokbel gives important cancer advice". BBC Online. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "The C-Word". Random House. Retrieved 3 May 2015.