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A mental health nurse who died at the age of 51 after developing pancreatic cancer was “truly loved and will be deeply missed”.
Tributes have been paid to Ainsley Best, who died in May, and whose funeral was attended by hundreds of people.
An emotional written tribute by her sister Gillian said that Ainsley – who had worked as a mental health nurse for 25 years – had been highly respected by her colleagues.
She wrote: “She was a wonderful, loving daughter, sister, friend and fiancée who had an amazing ability to bring people together.
“She had great friends from all walks of life and only ever saw the best in people.
“Her diagnosis of cancer in 2010 was very difficult because she knew that survival rates for pancreatic cancer are so low.
“However, after a year of surgery, complications and chemotherapy, she made a point of travelling as much as possible and living her life.”
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