Frank McNamara

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Composer Frank McNamara says 'positivity' has been key during his ... (Independent.ie)

Irish composer Frank McNamara has said 'positivity' has been key to his recovery from oesophageal cancer which he was diagnosed with last July.

Get the help; don’t struggle on,” he added. “Do get help. “I was very lucky. I’m always doing something. “I googled it… He said the tumour was so large that there was only a “sliver” of room for food to get through.

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Theresa Lowe's husband Frank McNamara diagnosed with ... (RSVP Live)

Frank said while his cancer was mainly caused by acid reflux, he feels the stress of his financial worries over a 12 year period may have contributed to his ...

He added that it could happen to anyone and explained the three main causes which sparked a "perfect storm" for his financial ruin. I even went to the trouble of getting false teeth with just the back chewing teeth but of course it made no difference because that wasn’t the problem. “There was a massive tumour right at the entrance to my stomach, eight centimetres in diameter. “I Googled it of course, as we all do, and the two main causes are not chewing your food properly and cancer. The 62-year-old said he is still paying the mortgage on his €550,000 home in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, and hopes to live long enough to pay it off. Frank said while his cancer was mainly caused by acid reflux, he feels the stress of his financial worries over a 12 year period may have contributed to his diagnosis.

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Frank McNamara reveals three factors which led to €3m debt (Extra.ie)

Frank McNamara, the former musical director of the Late Late Show, has revealed the three reasons he and his wife fell into €3m of debt.

A lot of my work at the time was in America with American orchestras. ‘And then the third thing was we had we had been investing in property for pension purposes, in properties that then collapsed in value. ‘Three things happened, kind of like a perfect storm.

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