'A hangover robbed me of the last chance to speak to my mum before she died'.
WHEN Clare Scanlon saw a missed call from her mum, she never thought it would have been the last time she could have heard her voice.
After a year of not talking to each other, they had been back on good terms before Elizabeth passed away.Credit: Mercury PressClare, a junior doctor, said her grief meant she struggled with her own anxiety, and going out drinking with friends only served to make her feel worse. But, determined to change her relationship with alcohol, Clare decided to sign up to One Year No Beer and committed to give up for 12 months last October.She said: "Mum was a heavy smoker until her own dad passed away from lung cancer, which prompted her to quit but the damage was already done.
"She struggled with her mental health before the diagnosis of the COPD but living with a chronic illness really took its toll on her and that was hard for the rest of the family too."I knew she loved me but there was a barrier between us.The junior doctor has struggled with grief and depression since losing her mum"My mum and I were rebuilding our relationship at the time of her death, we were back on good terms and determined to reconnect.After she died...
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