BRAVE CANCER NURSE FOUND DEAD; Louise thought she had flu.Byline: By Aidan McGurran A CANCER nurse who thought she had flu died unaware she had been a victim of the disease. Louise Brown Louise Joy Brown (born July 25, 1978, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) was the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF. , 44, was found dead in bed by her husband George. The mum-of-two had felt unwell for weeks and thought she was just run-down, then that she had a virus. But a post-mortem found she had a malignant lymphoma malignant lymphoma n. See lymphoma. . George, who described his wife as "an angel-in-training", said: "She didn't know she was ill. She didn't know anything about it. "She thought she was a bit poorly but never gave it another thought. "I'm not coping with this very well. She was very special to a lot of people. " Human Louise, from Suffolk, moved with her Scots husband and kids Hugh, nine, and Alice, 13, to Westhill, near Aberdeen, eight years ago. She worked as a MacMillan lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. nurse, supporting patients at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen Royal Infirmary or ARI is a teaching hospital on the Foresterhill site in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is run by NHS Grampian and has in excess of 1000 beds. ARI is a tertiary referral hospital serving a population of over 600,000 across the North of Scotland. . Professor Graham Devereux, a close friend and colleague, said: "Louise put a human face on things. She was hugely important. "She supported patients and their families and followed them through every step of their treatment. "She was always there and able to provide advice. She always had a smile on her face. Louise always saw the positive side of things. She is an absolutely massive loss. "We are all stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. . No one is going to be able to replace her. " Some nights, Louise could still be found touring wards and talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to patients past 8pm, before going home and taking care of her family. Outside work, Louise was heavily involved in her village, taking part in table tennis and swimming groups. A couple of weeks before she died, she climbed the 2000ft Clachnaben. Professor Devereux added: "Louise was fitter than me. She got to the top of Clachnaben before anyone else. "No one thought there was anything wrong when she said she was feeling run-down. Why would they? She was a woman in the prime of her life. " George asked mourners to attend a service at Aberdeen Crematorium cre·ma·to·ri·um n. pl. cre·ma·to·ri·ums or cre·ma·to·ri·a A furnace or establishment for the incineration of corpses. crematorium Noun pl -riums or next Monday in "colourful, elegant, smart summer clothes". CAPTION(S): IRREPLACEABLE: Louise |
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