Sister of Paisley woman who died just weeks after ending cancer treatment pays tribute to her "best pal"

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The grieving sister of a Paisley woman who died just weeks after being given the all-clear from cancer has paid a heartfelt tribute to her “wee best pal”.Michelle McFadyen hailed her younger sister Charlene’s strength and bravery during her fight against stage four throat cancer, which saw the 40-year-old have to learn how to swallow, communicate and eat again.Charlene recently had major surgery to remove her voice box and completed gruelling radiotherapy treatment following her diagnosis on October 2 last year.It took months for her to be diagnosed after her swollen throat and severe pain was mistaken for recurring tonsillitis.Despite ringing the bell in hospital - which patients traditionally do to mark the end of treatment - on March 3 and celebrating being cancer free, an infection took hold of Charlene and caused her organs to fail.She died in hospital on March 26 with her partner of 13 years Kevin Marshall and Michelle by her side.“There are no words for how we felt,” a heartbroken Michelle told the Express.“She was more than just my little sister, she was my wee best pal.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. “We were just utterly distraught.“No matter what she was going through in life, she always came to me.

We had a really special bond.“In the end, it didn’t matter that she couldn’t speak, I could tell what she was saying to me just by her eyes.”Michelle said she was left in awe of her younger sister’s resilience through her fight with cancer.Charlene had faced significant and devastating trauma in her life, having lost her own mother to cancer when she was