Alyson Townsend, the New Brunswick minister of post-secondary education, training and labour, has announced she’s taking a step back from her role after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Minister of post-secondary education announces diagnosis on social media
Post-secondary Education Minister and Rothesay MLA Alyson Townsend says her experience is ‘a stark reminder about the importance of cancer screening.’ She says she encourages everyone to get regular testing, as early detection saves lives. (New Brunswick Liberal Party)
Alyson Townsend, the minister of post-secondary education, training and labour, has announced she’s taking a step back from her role after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
In a social media post Monday morning, the MLA for Rothesay said she went to the emergency room at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton last weekend “for some health concerns” and, after a series of tests, was diagnosed.
The news has been a shock, she said, noting she fought breast cancer about 10 years ago and was given a clean bill of health.
She will undergo surgery and “medical treatment,” she said.
“I’m hopeful for a speedy recovery and look forward to getting back to the work I love, serving New Brunswickers,” wrote Townsend, who unseated Ted Flemming, attorney general under Blaine Higgs, by more than eight percentage points in the October provincial election, and was sworn in as minister on Nov.
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