Mum-of-two, 42, dies just three days after being diagnosed with cancer and weeks before becoming a grandma
A GRANDMA-TO-BE died after being diagnosed with terminal cancer just three days earlier.
Racheal Quinton, 42, visited her GP on December 27 where she underwent a blood test, according to family members.
On January 6, after a visit to the hospital, the "glamorous" mum-of-two from Shropshire, was diagnosed with a form of terminal cancer.
She died three days later, on January 9 - just a few months before she was going to become a grandmother for the first time.
In April, her eldest daughter, Mollie, 19, is due to give birth to her first child, whom Racheal was "so excited" to meet, relatives said.
The devestated teen said her world seems "broken" now her mum has passed away.
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"I can’t even begin to describe how it feels knowing I won’t be able to see your beautiful face again," she said.
"[I won't be able to] laugh with you about everything and anything or even come to you for a shoulder to cry on.
"My world is so broken without you in it."
Friends and family of Racheal, who worked as a support teacher, have described her death as a "shock".
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Racheal's cousin, Aimee George, said: "Nothing prepares you to say goodbye to a parent, daughter, sister, friend, work colleague or loved one, at any point.
"But for Mollie and Ellie (16) to have to say goodbye to their mum at such a young age is utterly heartbreaking."
Luke Bridges, a headteacher at St Leonard's CE Primary School where Racheal worked for more than 10 years, said: "We feel heartbroken to have lost such a kind, talented member of staff.
"She was loved by the children, especially the younger children who found comfort in her company."
According to Aimee, Racheal's family meant the "world" to her - and that included her pets.
"Her world was her children and she was so proud of all that they achieved, in particular with their dance," she said.
"She always looked glamorous and her pets were everything to her, she would always be offering her animal advice and even took the school's pet home for Christmas this year.
"The animal loving spirit is something that she has passed to her children, and Ellie is currently studying at West Midlands Safari Park."
Aimee has set up a page to raise money for the family, following the sudden death.
"As you can imagine, nobody was prepared for this [death] emotionally or financially," she wrote.
"So as a family, we would like to do all that we can to raise as much money as possible for Racheal’s daughters and granddaughter so that we can continue to give Ellie, Mollie and Racheal’s soon-to-be grandchild everything that Racheal would have wanted."
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Mollie said she wished to thank all those have given their support, telling the : "It means so much to myself and my family.
"Mum would be so overwhelmed and joyed by the amount of support the community has shown and give."
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