A mum-of-two turned her fortunes around and made a £1million business selling sponges, cloths and bin liners after receiving a devastating diagnosis.
Laura Harnett was just 39-years-old when she discovered a cancerous lump in her breast.
The news was devastating for the mother of two young children, from West London.
But after a life-saving double mastectomy, Laura used her ordeal as inspiration to start up her own business and is now a millionaire.
“When I was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, it was undoubtedly a challenging part of my life, but it served as a profound chance to reflect and figure out what I really wanted to do,” she said.
“I never thought I would be an entrepreneur as I thought that was just for crazy young people with nothing to lose.
“But when something like this happens, you realise you only have one life and actually anything …