http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5834241/Woman-52-took-illegal-cannabis...Mother, 52, who took illegal cannabis oil to battle her terminal stomach and bowel cancer is given the ALL-CLEAR by doctors after a two-year battle
Joy Smith, from Coventry, was initially told she would only have 6 weeks to live
She began taking a cannabis oil that contained THC, which is illegal in the UK
However, after a rollercoaster 2 years, she was given the best news on Monday
Doctors revealed she was cancer free and would no longer need chemotherapy
She said in an emotional interview: 'I am going to party for the rest of my life'By STEPHEN MATTHEWS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 19:52 AEST, 12 June 2018 | UPDATED: 20:26 AEST, 12 June 2018
A 52-year-old mother who took cannabis oil to battle her terminal cancer has been given the all-clear by doctors.
Joy Smith was told she would only have six weeks to live when she was diagnosed with incurable stomach and bowel cancer in August 2016.
In a desperate attempt to defy expectations, she began taking a cannabis oil that contained THC, which is illegal in the UK. She is believed to have bought it online.
And after a rollercoaster two years, she found out on Monday morning that she was cancer-free and would no longer have to have chemotherapy.
Ms Smith, from Coventry, said: 'I am going to party for the rest of my life. I have got to be the only person in the world who have survive this.
oy Smith was told she would only have six weeks to live when she was diagnosed with incurable stomach and bowel cancer in August 2016 (pictured before she was diagnosed)