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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Antony Thrower & Josh Sandiford

'The phone rang at 1am and suddenly I was a widow at 38 - here's what nobody tells you'

A brave woman whose husband suddenly died during a trip to Spain has shared her experiences to help others in the aftermath of losing a loved one.

Tony McAtamney suffered an abdominal aneurysm during a golf trip with friends in 2004.

His wife Tracey received the horrific news in a 1am phone call and then had to tell her children, Oliver and Anthony.

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