DANIEL O’Donnell has revealed how he turned to prayer when wife Majella was diagnosed with cancer.
And the singing star said that when Majella was struck down with regular bouts of depression she would become so low she couldn’t answer a simple question.
The Donegal crooner said his 56-year-old wife’s diagnosis came completely out of the blue.
He revealed: “There was no lead up to it. There was no illness.
“You would pray of course, pray hard. There are times when you need people to pray for you.”
He added: “When her depression comes, whenever that might be . . . if I say ‘do you want tea?’ — she couldn’t answer whether she wants it or not so I just leave it there.
She is on medication so that helps a lot and she is wonderful herself at trying to work through it.”