First time mother dies just 10 WEEKS after giving birth because the pregnancy masked the signs of her terminal cancer

Laurel Cohen, from London, experienced abdominal pain, shortness of breath and constipation but thought they were just a normal part of her pregnancy. 


When the pain became much worse, she was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital where scans revealed a growth on her liver. She had baby Ruby by Caesarean section four days later (pictured right and inset) and tests confirmed she had bowel cancer which had spread. Now widower Dave, who married his childhood sweetheart five years earlier (left), has been left raising their only child. He said baby Ruby has has given him strength to go on. He said: 'I still miss her (Laurel) every single day. It's been a year of firsts - the first time I am having to do so many things on my own. But Ruby gives me strength.'