A woman has paid tribute to her "funny and caring" friend who died following a mental health battle. Nicola Thompson died at her home in Graig y Rhacca, Caerphilly, on Thursday, September 8. Her close friend Rhiannon said the 48-year-old is thought to have taken her own life.
Her friends now want to raise awareness about mental health. Rhiannon said she and Nicola had been in a friendship group of six since they were three years old. Despite helping Nicola with her mental health numerous times over the decades, she said the news still came as a huge shock.
Rhiannon, 48, said: "We've been friends for 45 years. She's the missing link in our friendship group now and we're all in shock. She held us together as friends over the years, to her we were her family."
