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| Thousands raised for children of cancer death couple | Thousands raised for children of cancer death couple |
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| A six-figure sum has been raised for the children of a couple who died of cancer within days of each other. | A six-figure sum has been raised for the children of a couple who died of cancer within days of each other. |
| The three children released an image of their terminally ill parents' last moments together as they held hands in a Merseyside hospital. | |
| The image of Mike Bennet, 57, and wife Julie, 50, from Wirral, was shared by Oliver, 13, Hannah, 18, and Luke, 21. | The image of Mike Bennet, 57, and wife Julie, 50, from Wirral, was shared by Oliver, 13, Hannah, 18, and Luke, 21. |
| By 16:30 GMT on Monday, more than £150,000 had been raised for the three siblings. | |
| Family friend Heather Heaton Gallagher said the amount of money raised had "blown everyone's socks away". | Family friend Heather Heaton Gallagher said the amount of money raised had "blown everyone's socks away". |
| 'Chemo isn't working' | 'Chemo isn't working' |
| She said: "The kids are astounded, they couldn't believe it. | She said: "The kids are astounded, they couldn't believe it. |
| "They are seeing all this support coming from across the world and it's inspirational to them." | "They are seeing all this support coming from across the world and it's inspirational to them." |
| Ms Gallagher said the children were being supported by their aunts and uncles and the money would be used to help them through college and university. | Ms Gallagher said the children were being supported by their aunts and uncles and the money would be used to help them through college and university. |
| She said their parents had been "besotted" with each other. | She said their parents had been "besotted" with each other. |
| She added they "were just so in love" and "always made time for everyone". | She added they "were just so in love" and "always made time for everyone". |
| "About three weeks ago I met Julie and she said 'that's it, the chemo isn't working' and that was very hard to hear." | "About three weeks ago I met Julie and she said 'that's it, the chemo isn't working' and that was very hard to hear." |
| The pair were admitted to Arrowe Park Hospital two weeks ago, where Mr Bennet died on 6 February. | The pair were admitted to Arrowe Park Hospital two weeks ago, where Mr Bennet died on 6 February. |
| Mrs Bennet, a primary school teacher at Sommerville School, was then moved to St John's Hospice and died on Saturday. | |
| She was diagnosed in May last year with cancer which began in the liver and kidneys and then spread to other organs. | She was diagnosed in May last year with cancer which began in the liver and kidneys and then spread to other organs. |
| Her husband, a self-employed cabinet maker, had been fighting a brain tumour since 2013 and had been nursed at home by Mrs Bennet and the children until his wife became too ill to care for him. | Her husband, a self-employed cabinet maker, had been fighting a brain tumour since 2013 and had been nursed at home by Mrs Bennet and the children until his wife became too ill to care for him. |