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A gran suffering from incurable cancer has one heartfelt dying wish – to make sure her best friend of more than 40 years is looked after. Deb O’Rourke, 66, and Janet MacLeod, 72, met as teenagers when they both got jobs at the same children’s nursery. The two women have been close mates ever since, living under the same roof, going on family holidays together and sharing “the rough with the smooth”. Janet is godmother to Deb’s daughter, mum-of-two Jody, and when Janet fell sick with a lymphoma which affects her brain and mobility, divorcee Deb immediately stepped in to be her carer. Her illnes…

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