Monika Nickson, from Northwich, died at the age of 40 on Friday, August 8, within weeks of the devastating diagnosis. The mum-of-one was a part of a friendship group including other parents at Hartford's Old School House Day Nursery then Hartford Primary School. Ms Limberg added: "If my family was in the same situation Monika would do the same thing for them. The prognosis was one of around six months but she died after a little more than one month. Ms Longster said: "It was a difficult day but it was well-attended by family, friends, people from the school community.