Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell was diagnosed with terminal cancer two years ago, and has marked the milestone with a lengthy post detailing how she feels to still be sure, and calling for a change in the law.
Writing on her blog, the actress said: "I have... just passed the two-year mark from the day on which I received a diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer.
And last week, the long-awaited scan results from the first phase of the trial I am on, have come back with the encouraging news that, currently, the cancer is stable. The celebration is muted, one of relief rather than champagne and fireworks. But it is without doubt the most positive news to come my way in almost a year."
She credits her still being here to "psychospiritual perspective" and the use of cannabis oil, which is currently illegal in the United Kingdom, although there has been a huge debate around undoing that in recent months.
Bracknell writes: "The government's persistent labelling of cannabis as a 'drug' serves to confuse and alarm the general public, and demonise something that for many is a medicine," and states that Theresa May's views are outdated.
Leah Bracknell famous played Zoe Tate in the ITV soap from 1989 to 2005. Her stepmother Kim Tate returned to the village this week in an explosive week-long storyline.
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