Flowers for Wishaw woman whose dedication to family is plain to see

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A Wishaw woman who almost went blind has thanked her mum for guiding her through the most difficult time of her life.Mum-of-two Amanda Ledwith nominated her mother Jean Ledwith for our Say it with Flowers award to thank her for all she’s done for her family recently.Jean, 64, from Craigneuk, has been helping both Amanda and her own husband Davie get through a worrying time with their health.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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In the space of six weeks I’ve had two surgeries in my eye and I’m going back in for another op later in December. They thought it would be a simple operation to removed the cataract but I was nearly blind."I had to go back in two weeks later for emergency surgery and had a shunt put in my eye.

And now the other eye has gone. It’s just been a rough time, it’s been a nightmare.“And at the same time my dad has been diagnosed with mouth cancer.“My dad was getting painful mouth ulcers under his tongue and because I’m a dental nurse I was at him for months to have his mouth checked.”Amanda’s dad Davie had to have surgery in his mouth but thankfully now needs no further treatment.Meanwhile, Jean has been going back and forward to Amanda’s in