A DEVASTATED family told how their Christmas-loving mum took her last breath listening to Walking in the Air - just 22 days after she was diagnosed with cancer.Lesley pictured with her eldest daughter GeorginaShe died at home just three weeks later surrounded by family and friends to the strains of her favourite carols - including the title tune from the film The Snowman, made famous by Aled Jones.
Single mum-of-four Lesley, from Halesowen, West Midlands had been experiencing stomach pains for weeks.But she bravely hid her agony from children Georgina, Caylea, 22, Brendan, 13, and Brianna, 11. “After a week of soul searching, mum decided against it,’ says Georgina. ‘It was going to be an aggressive treatment and she wanted to lead as normal a life as possible for the little time she had left.Lesley thought she had months left to fill with memories and she drew up a bucket list.‘She wanted to spend a day at an indoor snow dome, and was also hoping to fulfil her dream of having a go at jet-skiing.
She was pretty out of it but her fingers and feet moved along to the Christmas carols playing on the stereo.“We were planning the biggest and best ever Xmas with a huge celebration for 39 people - but sadly it wasn’t to be.”But sadly she went downhill fast after she caught a chest infection. “She was pretty out of it but her fingers and feet moved along to the Christmas carols playing on the stereo.Lesley passed away on November 28th, just 22 days after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, sometimes known as the ‘Silent Killer’ because it does not cause any symptoms in the early stages.What is pancreatic cancer?The average survival rate across Europe is just five per cent, with just one per cent living for ten years or more after diagnosis.
So sad 😪
Too heartbreaking ❤️