My daughter dismissed cancer symptoms as childbirth issues after giving birth to twins – she’ll never see them grow up --[Reported by Umva mag]

A MUM died after dismissing cancer symptoms as postnatal issues from giving birth to twins. Charity fundraiser Laura Stephenson, 36, thought her body was readjusting when she felt unwell until hospital scans showed stage four bowel cancer. Laura Stephenson, who died after dismissing cancer symptoms as postnatal issuesMEN Media MEN MediaDad Mike Barnes is running the London Marathon in her memory[/caption] The mum of three daughters was diagnosed with the terminal illness in 2018, 12 months after giving birth, and died in December 2019. Dad Mike Barnes, of Preston, Lancashire, said: “She called me as she was in the car on the way home from the hospital to give the news to her mum. “I was volunteering in Malawi at the time. She told me she wanted to see her girls grow up and get married, and when you’re that distance away all you can say is ‘you will’. “She just went and lived a full life. READ MORE HEALTH NEWS HIGHWAY TO HEAL Listening to AC/DC makes surgeons faster and more accurate, study finds THAT LOVING FELINE Cat owners are seen as better looking and have more sex, research claims “She refused to let it stop her from doing anything at all. She insisted on picking her daughters up from school every day. “Cancer wasn’t going to stop her being a mum, it wasn’t going to interfere with her relationship with those around her, and it wasn’t going to stop her working and helping others. “I know I’m biased, but she was such an amazing person. ” Everyone that met her fell in love with her.” Most read in The Sun SEX ATTACK Teen girl and woman 'raped and sexually assaulted' on UK beach as CCTV issued LOCKED UP Hollywood actor freed early from jail in Keir scheme back behind bars 48hrs later BURGER ME Famous fast-food chain to close ALL its restaurants in UK - check full list STAR SNUCK Kelly Brook fails to spot HUGE star while walking dog - would you have noticed? 'WE'RE HEARTBROKEN' Ex-England star's daughter, 21, died with dad unable to travel home TV LEGEND LOST Coronation Street legend dies aged 87 as co-stars share emotional tributes Laura documented her cancer journey in blog posts which Mike compiled into a book called Nobody Said It Would Be Easy. She wrote in one excerpt: “We have the freedom to choose how we approach something. “Being given that freedom is something that I wouldn’t swap for anything. I will choose faith over fear, hope over worry and belief over doubt every time”. Mike told LancashireLive the book gives Laura’s daughters something tangible to hold on to and keep their mummy’s words. Her eldest daughter, now eight, had commented that she cannot remember Laura’s voice. Mike added: “My whole family talk quite freely about Laura and we’re very open about everything. “Talking about how lovely she was brings her memory back.” He will run October’s London Marathon for Bowel Cancer UK in Laura’s memory. MEN MediaMike giving Laura away[/caption]

Sep 19, 2024 - 18:03

My daughter dismissed cancer symptoms as childbirth issues after giving birth to twins – she’ll never see them grow up --[Reported by Umva mag]

A MUM died after dismissing cancer symptoms as postnatal issues from giving birth to twins.

Charity fundraiser Laura Stephenson, 36, thought her body was readjusting when she felt unwell until hospital scans showed stage four bowel cancer.

Laura Stephenson, who died after dismissing cancer symptoms as postnatal issues

Dad Mike Barnes is running the London Marathon in her memory[/caption]

The mum of three daughters was diagnosed with the terminal illness in 2018, 12 months after giving birth, and died in December 2019.

Dad Mike Barnes, of Preston, Lancashire, said: “She called me as she was in the car on the way home from the hospital to give the news to her mum.

“I was volunteering in Malawi at the time. She told me she wanted to see her girls grow up and get married, and when you’re that distance away all you can say is ‘you will’.

“She just went and lived a full life.

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“She refused to let it stop her from doing anything at all. She insisted on picking her daughters up from school every day.

“Cancer wasn’t going to stop her being a mum, it wasn’t going to interfere with her relationship with those around her, and it wasn’t going to stop her working and helping others.

“I know I’m biased, but she was such an amazing person.

” Everyone that met her fell in love with her.”

Laura documented her cancer journey in blog posts which Mike compiled into a book called Nobody Said It Would Be Easy.

She wrote in one excerpt: “We have the freedom to choose how we approach something.

“Being given that freedom is something that I wouldn’t swap for anything. I will choose faith over fear, hope over worry and belief over doubt every time”.

Mike told LancashireLive the book gives Laura’s daughters something tangible to hold on to and keep their mummy’s words.

Her eldest daughter, now eight, had commented that she cannot remember Laura’s voice.

Mike added: “My whole family talk quite freely about Laura and we’re very open about everything.

“Talking about how lovely she was brings her memory back.”

He will run October’s London Marathon for Bowel Cancer UK in Laura’s memory.

Mike giving Laura away[/caption]

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