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Worn by Us - the celebrity cast-offs clothing store raising funds for charity
When Nicola Gleave was given a second chance at life she launched a not-for-profit business selling second hand designer clothing, some of it donated by celebrities. Emma Mayoh reports.
‘When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I was in complete shock,’ explained Nicola Gleave, founder of Worn By Us. ‘It’s something that you think happens to other people. It’s not something you ever think is going to happen to you.
‘It was June 2014. I remember the words coming out of the consultant’s mouth at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. I was looking at them but nothing was going in. But then it started to dawn on me, the realisation came across me. The first thing I thought was that I was going to die. But then something came over me which made me think I’m not going to die. I think it’s the thing that got me through.’
It was when Nicola, 44, who lives in Prenton, turned on her television in the days after her diagnosis that she started to notice cancer being mentioned more and more
‘Cancer was there,’ said Nicola. ‘On the television, every time I turned on the radio it was there too. Every magazine and newspaper, there it was again. Cancer stories were everywhere. It was like they were haunting me. I didn’t want it or need it and wanted it to go away.