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Carer had to bury daughter next to husband after the pair died six days apart

A mum who devoted her life to caring for her family was devastated after her daughter and husband died just six days apart - and she had to bury them next to each other.

Alice Palmer, 68, was a lifetime carer for her daughter Beth, 20, who suffered with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, blindness and epilepsy, and then her world was turned upside down when her husband John, 61, was diagnosed with cancer in March 2019.

Around the same time, Beth's health began to decline - and Alice would spend her days visiting them both in separate hospitals - but she was left devastated when she got the news that her daughter had died on August 26.

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