A mum who helped cancer patients with a skin treatment serum has lost her own battle with the disease.
Kate McIver, 30, has left husband Chris with a "truly, truly broken heart".
Chris today posted on the Kate McIver Skin specialist Facebook page: "It’s with a truly, truly broken heart I have to say that my beautiful wife, Kate, sadly lost her battle with cancer and has so cruelly been taken away from me, our daughter, her family and friends.
"In true style, Kate was an absolute warrior until her very last breath and showed bravery I never thought was possible."
Kate also leaves behind three-year-old daughter Lucia, Liverpool Echo says.
Heartbroken Chris added: "Lucia will be without her mummy in body, but never in spirit.
"Kate adored Lucia more than words can begin to describe, everything she accomplished and worked for was for her - this, Lucia will always know."
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Kate, of Huyton, Merseyside, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in November 2016.
She went through nine months of gruelling treatment, which left her skin dark and dry - a common side-effect of chemotherapy.
But Kate decided to fight back and using her skincare knowledge from her job in skin aesthetics, created a serum called Secret Weapon using ingredients that specifically target the problem and promotes the rejuvenation of skin cells.
Within weeks Kate's skin was transformed and she started to share it with other cancer patients - who she knew from giving facials too.
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Kate was declared cancer free for 12 months and during that time returned to work in Liverpool, doing skin treatments for clients using her serum
The business continued to go from strength to strength, with celebrities such as Danielle Lloyd raving about the effect the product had on their skin.
But then late last year Kate was told her cancer had returned and she was given a terminal diagnosis.
Speaking to the ECHO in December she said: "It helps to see the business doing so well and changing people's lives.
"It's gone beyond anything I could have imagined, it was only meant to be something that helped me, but now it's helping other people and seeing how well it's doing is giving me fire to keep going.
"I could be angry and frustrated, but that didn't sit well with me, so I'm trying to see it as a positive out of a frankly crap situation.
"The main thing I wanted from when I was first diagnosed was to make my daughter proud.
"To show her just how powerful and resilient you can be when you're pushed to the limit.
"I want her to look back and be proud of her mum."
