Little Rosie Grace is an everyday reminder for mum Sarah of her successful journey through her treatment for a form of cancer when she was just embarking on a university degree.
Sarah Niedzwiecki was just 20 when she was diagnosed with Hodgin Lymphoma and had was already advanced to Stage 2B.
“I was at Dundee University studying sports science. I was just so tired, no energy and no interest in anything. I was usually so outgoing,” she said.
Being interested in sport, Sarah was used to being very active, playing for sports teams and generally on the go. 
Doctors in Scotland had blamed cartilage problems.
But Sarah quickly got to the bottom of her problems when she returned home to her parents in Enniskillen.
“As soon as I came home they took a biopsy and sent it off and within two weeks, they had me diagnosed,” said Sarah, explaining how her GP practice of Dr. Cathcart and Dr. Forster, had quickly got on the case.
Her mum, Carol Livingstone remembered it well, especially how she had taken the telephone call confirming it was something serious as schools were closed for an election.
“I had her diagnosed in my head because of her symptoms such as her swollen neck. Dr. Forster had everything in place. 
“That was Thursday and she was taken straight to Belfast City Hospital and the Bridgewater Suite for the following Monday,” said Carol.
It was June when Sarah first underwent three months treatment of chemotherapy followed by a further eight weeks of radiotherapy. She completed her treatment just before Christmas that year.
She was also on a chemical trial trying out a new course of treatment which left Sarah without much of the sickness associated with chemotherapy.
For Sarah, the biggest reaction was the loss of her hair.
“I was on 10-12 tablets a day including steroids. I had a wig for six weeks and during the time when I was 21,” she said.
Even now, Sarah has to be careful in strong sunshine.
She took a year out of her studies as treatment didn’t finish until near Christmas but this also gave her time to reflect on her future career and it was at this point she decided on primary school education with PE as a specialist subject at Liverpool Hope University, spending four years in total, graduating in 2009.
“The year before I graduated I met Chris,” she explained.
Sarah did think about the possibility of not being able to have children because of her treatment but never got the time to have her eggs frozen. 
However, when she discovered she was pregnant last year, she was over the moon and five-months-old Rosie Grace bring much joy to a delighted mum and dad as well as grandparents and great-grandparents.
“We feel very blessed. I started teaching in 2009 and I love little ones,” she said.
“I’ve always kept my faith.”
Sarah still needs annual check-ups but on a visit home to her family in Enniskillen last week, she was keen to express her appreciation to her GP team and to give advice to other women who might find themselves in a similar situation.
She advises women who have undergone similar experiences to always be persistent if they have symptoms and get medical attention early. 
“You know your own body and trust your instincts,” she said.