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Article: '24 years ago, my baby was killed by cystic fibrosis, now it has taken her twin sister' Mum's anguish over losing second girl to lung disease.(News)
- Article from:
- Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- January 26, 2007
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Byline: By MIKE HORNBY
A LIVERPOOL mother today told of her heartbreak at losing her second daughter to cystic fibrosis.
Pauline Sweeney watched as her 24-year-old daughter Rachael lost her fight for life.
Rachel's twin sister Rebecca died of the disease when they were just six months old.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease which affects the lungs and digestive system and sufferers have an average life expectancy of 31 years.
Hundreds of tributes have been paid to Rachel, who had been on a lung transplant waiting list for ...