A PROUD daughter has put her mum’s survival from breast cancer down to the birth of her grandchild.

Jenna Hughes, 29, of Clydebank, believes her mum Alison Daly’s fight with the condition was spurred on by her son Nathaniel’s arrival.

Ms Daly, 58, was diagnosed after she felt a lump in her breast and was referred by her GP the breast clinic where she was told she early stage breast cancer.

Her daughter Jenna was with her when she was given the news from the consultant.

She said: “She’s had benign cysts on her breasts in the past so we expected the lump she found to be another one of them. It was a complete shocker when we were told, they’re just the words you don’t want to hear.

“I think one of the things that really helped spur her on was that my son, Nathaniel, was only a few months old when she was diagnosed so she wanted to make sure that she’d be well for him.”

Jenna has become the latest to tell her ‘My Survivor’ story, as part of the Scottish Government’s Detect Cancer Early campaign which urges people to act early if they have health concerns.

Fear of being diagnosed is still the main reason people why don’t get symptoms checked out.

Scots are being asked to share their story using the #MySurvivor hashtag to highlight survivors’ plight.

Ms Daly said: “I was told that even though the cancer had spread it I would have a 94 per cent chance of survival after the treatments because of how early it was found.”

Jenna said her mum’s experience has brought them closer.

She said: “It’s amazing having mum back to full health and being around for all of the big milestones, like my wedding in August last year. I’m also expecting my second baby in May so she’ll be here for another one. We’re all so proud of how strong and brave she has been.”