A beloved mum who fought to raise awareness of blood cancer has passed away.
The funeral of Judith Green (44) was held this week after her battle with the disease came to an end.
The mum-of-two had announced her own death on Facebook, in a message posted by her brother, and thanked friends and family for their support.
And selfless to the end, she didn’t want anyone to be out of pocket buying flowers or clothes for her funeral.
Judith had written a heartbreaking social media message to friends and family before she passed away which was posted by her brother Dale.
Judith announced her own death at the end of November on a Facebook post on her Getting Crafty business page.
The 44-year-old had been plagued by back pain over the last 10 years which had been put down to sciatica, but Judith was given the devastating news in 2019 that she had myeloma.
Since then she had fought to raise awareness of blood cancer, which had hollowed out her bones.
In the online post, Judith wrote: “Hi all, Judith here. Well it was me who wrote this but it will be my brother Dale posting on my behalf.
“So, this is it. My time is over. I am no longer alive. I just wanted to say ‘thank you’ to every single one of you.
“Thank you for supporting my Getting Crafty page over the last eight years. Thank you for allowing me to create gifts for you and your loved ones.
“Thank you for supporting my cancer journey.”
A service for Judith was held at Livingston Crematorium on Monday and the selfless mum asked that if anyone wanted to buy flowers, they should buy themselves a bunch and bring her just one bloom and to wear whatever they wanted to her funeral so “nobody is out-of-pocket”.
Well-wishers flooded Judith’s Facebook page with messages, describing her as a “beautiful person”.
Anna Machnik said: “May you rest in peace Judith, what an incredible lady and mummy who fought so blooming hard.
“Sending my sincere condolences to your hubby, children and the rest of your family and friends. Rest in peace now your pain has ended.”
Fiona Deans added: “I’m so sorry to read this. Judith, you were such an amazing lady, and I’m sure your family and friends are all so proud of you.
“Sleep tight beautiful lady.”
Judith had undergone a stem cell transplant with her own cells after her diagnosis but was heartbroken when medics revealed that the cancer had returned just seven months later.
Despite her gruelling treatment, Judith campaigned tirelessly to recruit new bone marrow donors in a bid to help others receive a transplant.
Judith had suffered from back pain on several occasions over the last 10 years but was repeatedly told it was likely due to a trapped nerve and would resolve itself.
Her pain became too much in June 2019 when she woke screaming in the middle of the night before repeatedly vomiting blood over the next two days.
She took herself to St John’s Hospital in Livingston where doctors made the shock diagnosis of myeloma cancer which had left her kidneys functioning at only 15 per cent. The mum-of-two was told that the condition – which normally affects men over the age of 60 – was incurable but doctors hoped
to extend her life through treatments.
She vowed to keep fighting and is urged people to register as stem cell donors in a bid to save more lives.
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