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Ben Turner & Elaine Blackburne

Woman whose skin grew too fast for her body was an 'inspiration'

A woman whose skin grew too fast for her body has tragically died - sparking an outpouring of emotional tributes. Hannah Betts, 32, was an "inspiration" with her positive attitude to the ultra-rare skin disorder that she lived with from birth.

She tragically died in hospital from cancer on May 18 after being diagnosed last year. Hannah, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was born with a one-in-300,000 disorder called Harlequin ichthyosis which causes the body to make too much skin.

Her sister Lucy Betts, 35, who has the same condition, said: "I still don't think I can believe she's gone. Sometimes I want to see her so badly that I feel I can't breathe.

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