Amelia Ellerby died ‘within weeks’ of her terminal cancer diagnosis, after waiting a year for a GP appointment. She pleaded with doctors to take her seriously but was just given antibiotics, according to her aunt.
A teenager died ‘within weeks’ of her terminal cancer diagnosis after waiting a year for a GP appointment, her family claim.She pleaded with doctors to take her seriously but was just given antibiotics, her aunt Claire Hanshaw said.The teenager, described as ‘selfless and loyal’ by friends and family, was eventually admitted to A&E.Amelia passed away on June 12 this year, just a few weeks after receiving news her cancer diagnosis was terminal.
The teenager tried to get an appointment with her surgery – the Priory Medical Centre – and was reportedly told she’d been put on a waiting list for a scan.Claire said: ‘It went from a smallish lump to being massive overnight.‘The pain got worse, so we had to go to A&E for the CT scan, and then she got referred to Leeds hospital, and that’s where we got the news confirmed.’
Claire added: ‘Amelia was upset and angry. Obviously, we started thinking the news is going to be bad, but we didn’t really expect her to be as bad as she was.
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