She said that in the few days since McClean signed for the Candystripes, things have already begun to change.
“You know, pulling the Derry top on again and listening to him in the press conference and stuff, like after, we went out for food and were just walking along the quay and I just couldn’t stop smiling,” she said.
“I said: ‘Oh my God, this is it, this is going to be our normal again doing things like this’.
“You miss out on so much being away… weddings and family get-togethers and stuff, knowing now going forward that we’ll not have to miss out on anything like that, that’s the stuff that means the world to us.”
She said that working in autism advocacy is something she would “absolutely love to do” if the opportunity arises.
For now, she is looking forward to McClean and his brother Patrick walking out onto the pitch at Derry’s home ground.
“I think it’ll be electric, you know Brandywell is rocking most Friday nights. It’ll just be a real ‘[full] circle moment’, really.”
