āI brought my daughter into the world and took her out of it.ā As I held Deborahās hand during her final moments, a mix of sadness and relief overcame meāmy vibrant daughter, who fought a brave battle with bowel cancer, was finally free from pain.Despite being a mother of three, losing Deborah, who passed away at 40 after a five-and-a-half-year struggle, has been incredibly hard, especially for her 16-year-old and 14-year-old children, Hugo and Eloise. Deborah, diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer at 35.
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