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.

"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".

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."