Margaret or Mags has she has been known for the last 35+ years had only ever been admitted to hospital twice in her life and that was to give birth to her two boys. Whilst nowhere near a fitness fanatic, she ate, drank and exercised sensibly. Late October 2014 she had stomach ache that lasted longer than any normal stomach ache .Our wonderful doctor acted very quickly with blood test, ultrasonic scan, endoscopy and finally a CT scan. The CT scan proved, just one one week before Christmas, as an inoperable pancreatic growth. Christmas eve she had a biopsy and by new years eve was admitted to hospital with deep vein thrombosis and urinary infections. The prognosis was terminal and palliative care was the only way forward. I and Whipps Cross hospital agreed to discharge her so that she could enjoy her home comforts, family and friends close in her final hours. The decline was rapid and she passed away in my arms peacefully at 6:30, 9th February 2015. 

She is now in peace. 

Alan Nash, husband for 45 years.