Teaching assistant Karen Spencer's family described her as 'funny, loud and quirky'
A much-loved gran who had a sore back and a cough died just six weeks after receiving a devastating diagnosis.
Read more: Restaurant responds after couple's claim they were surrounded by waiters who 'wanted to fight them' Karen's cancer spread to her liver, spine and pelvis but was able to go back home for a few weeks. The family put up the Christmas tree and Rachael and her partner Nick booked their wedding for December 23.
She wanted to be at home with her family so the hospital bed was moved and oxygen was delivered. Rachael said she remembers asking the doctors if it meant her mum was 'coming home to die', to which they replied: "We think so, it won't be long." Paying tribute to her mum, Rachael said: "She was a funny, loud and quirky lady who said it how it was. She loved gardening - growing sunflowers and lilies as well as cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers in her green house."
After Karen's death, Rachael launched a campaign on GoFundMe to raise money for St Luke's. She set a target of £1,000 but as of Tuesday afternoon it had already raised £1,660.
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