Shannon Latham, 24, from Blackpool returned to work at Sainsbury’s after spending time with her daughter who had started recovering from cancer.
The young mother revealed she received abuse by panic buyers and they even spit on the floor at her feet.
She was pushed by the aggressive buyers when she tried to guard toilet rolls. Shannon said: ‘I have no choice but to leave the house and go to work to continue helping feed the nation and I don’t deserve to be downgraded and spoken to in such disgusting manner.’
‘On one occasion when I was guarding toilet rolls, other decent customers were appalled and security and another colleague had to come assist me. I do not enjoy putting myself at risk of this virus daily, then going home and risking giving it to my adrenal insufficient and immunosuppressive daughter.’
‘What makes people think I want to go to work and be abused? I absolutely do not. What people don’t understand is that supermarket workers have families too, we are only humans and we are still going to work to help.’
‘You don’t ever want to see your child intubated trust me, and her ordeal should be a reminder to everyone to stay at home and stop spreading this illness.’
In January 2019, she was informed that her two-year-old daughter Cleo had cancer after her stomach swelled. The little girl also started showing early signs of puberty which included pubic hair, mood swings and greasy hair.
But when the report of tests came, It was revealed that Cleo has a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Fortunately, the little girl defeated cancer in December and Shannon decided to return to her job.
She said: ‘I’m so proud of Cleo and wish I was as strong as her, she’s an inspiration to everyone, she deserves the world and hopefully she’ll be able to live her life like a normal child.
‘I don’t want to put my daughter at risk but I’ve had to return to work because as a family, we still need to live and I need to earn money to feed my three daughters. I love my job and I love the idea that I can really help people at this awful time. What I don’t deserve is abuse from shoppers.’
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