Home And Away Cathy Godbold's tragic brain cancer battle that mirrored soap character

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Home And Away star Cathy Godbold is fondly remembered for playing Meg Bowman in the popular Australian soap.Her character's brief appearance in 1992 has remained one of the soap's most memorable storylines in its history - with her character's exit remembered by many viewers.She later went on to appear in programmes including Neighbours and The Saddle Club.READ NEXT: Home And Away's axe fears - future 'confirmed', high costs and ratings rumoursHowever in a sad twist of fate, Cathy was diagnosed with cancer - in a life-changing moment that mirrored the life of her on-screen character.

Prior to her death, the star would also suffer a heartbreaking loss of her own, as one of her family members died from the disease.Cathy rose to fame as Meg Bowman on beloved Australian soap Home and Away in 1992.During her time on the soap, she formed a beautiful romance with Blake Dean - but heartbreak was to follow.Her character was diagnosed with leukemia in the same year, and in heartbreaking scenes, Meg died in boyfriend Blake's arms as they watched the sunrise.Meg's exit from the soap is reported to be one of Home And Away's most emotional, but memorable scenes in the show's history.She later went on to appear as Sondra Pike in Neighbours in 1997, who was involved in story lines such as her famous love triangle with Darren Starke and Libby Kennedy.However, in a sad twist of fate, actress Cathy was diagnosed with cancer more than a decade later - in a moment that seemed to mirror her Home And Away character's life.In 2007, Cathy was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of 32 years old.The star was appearing as journalist Deborah Hale in The Saddle Club at the time, but announced her departure from the show following her.