Breast cancer blogger's celebration of life

Felicity 'Flick' Rackstraw had shared her story after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022

A celebration of life service is being held for a woman who blogged about her life with breast cancer.

Felicity Rackstraw ran the My Traitorous Tit blog, talking of her experiences since being diagnosed in 2022. In a post published following her death in October, she called for people to mark her passing by wearing their fanciest outfit and having a party.

A service to celebrate the 48-year-old's life is being held in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, later on Tuesday.

"We are not calling it a funeral because that wouldn't be right for Flick, it's definitely a celebration of life," said her friend Janet Stanway, adding it would be "packed out" as she had made an impression on so many people.

Ms Rackstraw, known as Flick, was helped by Stoke-on-Trent cancer support group Pink Sisters and Misters.

In 2023 she told BBC Radio Stoke screenings for breast cancer needed to be offered to younger women as current legislation sees it start for women at 50.

Despite receiving a secondary diagnosis at the start of the year, she still joked about her situation, Ms Stanway said.

People liked her blog as Ms Rackstraw's language was colourful and she talked straight, she added.

She went into the Dougie Mac before her death and, even in the hospice, "she had people in stitches...she was just really funny".

"Pinks has always been about there's life after cancer, we try not to sit there and dwell on things and she was a typical ambassador for that," added her friend.