Tuesday, September 04, 2007

RIP Jane Tomlinson

Jane Tomlinson has died aged 43, following a seven-year battle with cancer. She died at St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds at 2100 BST on Monday. The married mother-of-three, who was made CBE for charitable services in June, had raised £1.75m in a series of gruelling challenges.

Jane ran in three London Marathons, several triathlons and The Great North Run. Together with her brother she also cycled from John O'Groats to Land's End and from Rome to Leeds.

Jane Tomlinson's life changed forever when, in 1991, she was first diagnosed as having breast cancer. Though she underwent a mastectomy, the cancer returned and in 2000 she was told that it was terminal.

Even though her cancer was incurable, Jane Tomlinson refused to give in, preferring instead to undertake a series of challenges which would normally tax even the most physically fit person.

Her husband Mike and children Suzanne, Rebecca and Steven said they were heartbroken but "honoured to have been blessed with such a wonderful person".

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