A young woman died just months after complaining of severe headaches and fatigue. Leigh Kelly tragically died aged just 36 on January 16, after a battle with cancer. Her mother, Janet Caldwell, has now paid tribute to her following her death, describing her as a fighter who was "never going to just give up".
The Manchester Evening News reported that Leigh, who worked as a palliative carer, was first diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in October of 2019 after discovering a small lump in her breast. From her diagnosis, everything moved very quickly according to Janet, with Leigh starting treatment within weeks of being told the news.
Her tumour had grown quickly, as is common with triple negative breast cancer, to around 5.3cm. Leigh started chemotherapy to shrink the tumour, which was then operated on and later removed at Royal Oldham Hospital. "Leigh had been referred to the breast clinic within days of going to the doctors," Janet said. "It all moved very quickly, she began treatment and started having chemotherapy and also did two trials at the Christie. Then she had radiotherapy.
