COLEEN Nolan has revealed her sister Linda's final words before her death aged 65. Linda battled secondary breast cancer for five years and had double pneumonia at the end of her life. Her sisters Anne, 74, Denise, 72, Maureen, 69, and Coleen, 59, were by her bedside as she was placed in end-of-life care at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
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Coleen told the Mirror: "When I left that evening, I told her I’d come and visit the next day and she said, 'Oh, you don’t have to' and I said, 'I know, but I will' and then she said, 'Col, I really love you'.". She said their last day together was filled with "love and laughter".
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Coleen added: "My daughter Ciara and I sat with her and we said everything we needed to say to each other. She told us how much she loved us and we told her we loved her. I think she knew it would be the last time she’d see us, but there were no tears.".
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Giving insight into Linda's funeral plans, Coleen said her sibling had wanted mourners to wear black and mantillas - lace veils. While they will honour her colour choice, Coleen said they won't be wearing the veils as the surviving sisters would find it too amusing.
Linda will be laid to rest in a glittery pin coffin along with her husband Brian's ashes. Coleen previously called her sister a "beacon of love, kindness, and strength". In a heartfelt statement she told fans: "I am utterly devastated by the passing of my sister, Linda.
