A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a 'strong and independent' mum-of-11 who died after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Sharon Lawless, from Toxteth, Liverpool, died on Friday, August 5, with her family by her side, the Liverpool Echo reports. The 39-year-old leaves behind five daughters and six sons aged between four and 22 years old.
Sharon first fell ill back in October last year when she started feeling tired and complaining of stomach pains. Sister Megan Povey, 26, said : "She was just tired a lot and she was getting stomach pains.
At first she didn't think anything of it. We just thought she was unwell and then obviously it was prolonged and prolonged. READ MORE: The cowboy parking firms plaguing the streets near Manchester Airport "She was going to the doctors to find out what it could be.
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