My mum died alone while Boris partied
MEN on Sunday|March 26, 2023
Rachel Dickinson's mum, breast cancer survivor Anne Cragg, became unwell again and started to complain of horrific stomach pain.
SAFFRON OTTER
My mum died alone while Boris partied

THE DAUGHTER of woman who died alone in a hospital bed after she struggled to see a GP during lockdown says Boris Johnson makes her blood boil.

GP practices across the country were forced to limit face-to-face appointments and despite Anne's deteriorating condition, it took months before she was seen by a doctor.

What followed was multiple trips to A&E, hospital consultations, and discharges with pain relief medication until a scan showed Anne had a large cancerous mass in her pelvis.

Just days after the family was told that their 'super gran' was riddled with cancer, she died, all alone in a hospital bed.

This story is from the March 26, 2023 edition of MEN on Sunday.

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