A Scots woman has spoken of her struggle after her mum tragically died of an asbestos-related cancer.
She said: "Mum was receiving care from Marie Curie, and I joined support groups for people affected by this mesothelioma. I had never heard of it, I hadn't even heard of asbestos before but Mum was really struggling and was getting three litres of fluid drained from her lungs. On June 21 this year, Angela was blue-lighted to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after experiencing pain in her right side and an elevated heart rate.
"We were allowed to go in at around 9pm that night and the staff at the high-dependency unit were brilliant, they were amazing. We sat with her for hours but the next morning she died." "But the machines were turned off at 6pm on the 22nd. Luca got in at 6.30pm. It is just heartbreaking." "It's just me organising my mum's funeral and it's all really difficult. My sister set up a Go Fund Me to help."