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Mum who fell ill now fighting for her life months after losing her dad to Covid

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A Cheshire woman who lost her dad to Covid needs a 'miracle' after receiving her own devastating diagnosis. Mary Hassey was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain tumour in January this year.

The 37-year-old lost her dad Fran O'Dwyer, 63, in early 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic. But graphic designer Mary, husband Matty and eight-year-old son Tommy’s world was turned upside down again when Mary suddenly fell ill, resulting in a large brain tumour being discovered. READ MORE: Woman found dead in canal 10 years after her dad died in the same way, inquest hears A surgeon was unable to remove the tumour completely, and further devastating news came after a biopsy revealed she had a grade four glioblastoma - an aggressive type of cancer, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Friends said Mary, from Runcorn, is known for her “contagious smile and laugh, her positivity and her absolute zest for life” as well as adoring her family, while husband Matty said she was a “ray of sunshine” and the “most amazing person I’ve met”.

Relatives and wellwishers are determined to help Mary and her family. Her friends Laura McGarry, Samy Phillipson and Stephanie Harris have set up a Snowdon mountain climb fundraiser, to take place on May 1, in the hope of being able to fund more treatment or to help the Hassey's in other ways.

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