The Duchess of Sussex has spoken about "losing" her father and says she believes there is still 'room for forgiveness' between herself and the royal family.
10.08.2022 - 11:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a 'strong and independent' mum-of-11 who died after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Sharon Lawless, from Toxteth, Liverpool, died on Friday, August 5, with her family by her side, the Liverpool Echo reports.
The 39-year-old leaves behind five daughters and six sons aged between four and 22 years old. Sharon first fell ill back in October last year when she started feeling tired and complaining of stomach pains.
Sister Megan Povey, 26, said : "She was just tired a lot and she was getting stomach pains. At first she didn't think anything of it. We just thought she was unwell and then obviously it was prolonged and prolonged.
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"She was going to the doctors to find out what it could be. She always suffered from anaemia, so they put her on iron tablets to see if that's what it was about."
Sharon was later referred for further tests including a scan at Liverpool Women's Hospital, which confirmed she had cervical cancer.
Megan said: "She was diagnosed in January with cervical cancer and it was actually at stage four. It came as a massive shock but from day one Sharon had always said she was going to fight it no matter what."
The 39-year-old was due to start radiotherapy and chemotherapy in April when she broke her leg on the way to her first hospital appointment and had to go to A&E. It was at this point that she was told the devastating news the cancer had also spread to her bones.
Following seven weeks in Aintree Hospital, Sharon was referred to the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre where she was told the cancer was too aggressive for her to start treatment. Megan said: "They basically said 'it's
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