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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Alex McIntyre & Graeme Murray

Cough and sore back led to mum's cancer diagnosis and she died a week before Christmas

The grieving family of a teaching assistant never imagined that her cough and back pain were symptoms of a fatal illness.

Karen Spencer lost her fight for life a week before Christmas after discovering she had cancer on November 9.

Daughter Rachael Wilson said she had a persistent cough and problems with her back before she was diagnosed.

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