Jan 20 2013 by Katie Davies, Sunday Sun
THE family of an inspirational cancer sufferer who beat the odds to survive six times have paid tribute to her after she died aged just 36.
Despite having her right leg amputated, undergoing chemotherapy and being diagnosed with a rare form of the disease, feisty Janine Broadbent didn?t let life pass her by.
After being diagnosed with a rare sarcoma in her knee in 2000, Janine learned to drive, earned her wings as a pilot, became friends with the Red Arrows and championed the causes of others through a support group and as a patient representative for major medical organisations.
But in 2010 Janine was delivered the devastating news that the cancer had returned.
And following her 12-year battle with the disease, the former air hostess died at home in October last year in her brother and mum?s arms.
Today her mum Jean and brother David, 38, of Walkerdene, Newcastle, pay tribute to the woman who inspired and gave hope to others and they plan to raise money in her memory.
David, a university lecturer, said: ?She just couldn?t accept she wasn?t going to be here. When someone said she was dying she kept proving them wrong. She didn?t give up hope.
?She didn?t lose her fight with cancer ? she battled it until the end.
?Janine and I were as close as we could be without being twins. We were a team ? we just understood each other. We would stick up for each other and defend each other. The months before she died I slept at the bottom of her bed ? I knew she would have done the same for me.?
Jean, 59, a florist, said: ?Janine wasn?t just a daughter ? she was my best friend. I miss her every minute of every day. We could talk about anything.?
Janine was looking forward to travelling the world and graduating from university when she was first diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of cancer which usually affects children and teenagers.
The then-24-year-old had been suffering with problems with her knee for a while, which doctors had initially thought were growing pains but then suspected she may have a cartilage problem.
Tests carried out in July 2000 came back abnormal and she was booked to have an MRI scan in October. In a short space of time Janine?s life was turned upside down. She?d gone from landing her dream job as an air hostess with British Airways and looking forward to travelling the world to finding out she had cancer and facing a life-saving operation to remove her leg after chemotherapy failed to work.
But Janine never let her illness get in the way of her life.
In 2009, following a course of chemotherapy and an operation to have a sarcoma removed from her right lung, Janine opened her heart to the Sunday Sun in the hope her story would inspire others to beat the disease.
Jean added: ?She was a lovely person. She was full of life.
?She always used to say she wouldn?t be telling the truth if she said she didn?t get down but she wanted to do as much as she could and wanted to help as many people as she could.?
David said: ?I would use two words to describe Janine and they are inspiration and hope. Those words were keen for Janine.
?Anybody who knew her would say she was an inspiration and she gave them hope. She was such a beautiful person inside and out.?
Before her death Janine had treatment for seven tumours and the cancer had returned five times.
She worked as a patient representative for NICE, the national organisation that provides guidance on health issues, to campaign for better services and treatment of other cancer patients.
She also was an active member of the patient sarcoma support group, the NCRI support group and helped other patients in similar situations.
Despite fighting cancer, Janine achieved a lifelong dream to learn how to fly and landed her National Pilot?s Licence, through a scheme run by the Flying Scholarships for the Disabled, at Goodwood.
The training included a solo 100-nautical-mile round trip with stops at two airports.
She devoted time and energy to Charlie Bear and her own charity Hope4Sarcomas, which in turn raised funds for Bone Cancer Research.
In August 2002, along with the nurses, she launched the Help Get Janine a Sexy Leg Fund as she was unhappy with the standard NHS-fitted leg.
A total of ?23,000 was raised for Janine. The family are hoping to raise money in her name in the months and years ahead.
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