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| Swine flu teenager's funeral held | Swine flu teenager's funeral held |
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| About 250 mourners attended the funeral of a "courageous" teenager who died after being diagnosed with swine flu. | About 250 mourners attended the funeral of a "courageous" teenager who died after being diagnosed with swine flu. |
| Madelynne Butcher, 18, of Southampton, fell ill after returning from a holiday in Tenerife and was prescribed Tamiflu. | Madelynne Butcher, 18, of Southampton, fell ill after returning from a holiday in Tenerife and was prescribed Tamiflu. |
| Miss Butcher was transferred from Southampton General Hospital to a specialist unit at a Leicester hospital but died on 6 August. | Miss Butcher was transferred from Southampton General Hospital to a specialist unit at a Leicester hospital but died on 6 August. |
| Reverend Canon Bruce Hartnell conducted the service at St Mary's in Sholing, followed by a private family burial. | Reverend Canon Bruce Hartnell conducted the service at St Mary's in Sholing, followed by a private family burial. |
| Many of Miss Butcher's friends wore items with neon colours "to represent the colour she put into people's lives and the colourful life she had in front of her". | Many of Miss Butcher's friends wore items with neon colours "to represent the colour she put into people's lives and the colourful life she had in front of her". |
| Our beloved Maddy will be loved, remembered and forever cherished by us all Madelynne's mother Beverley Butcher | |
| They applauded as her wicker coffin was taken away by a horse-drawn carriage after the service. | They applauded as her wicker coffin was taken away by a horse-drawn carriage after the service. |
| Miss Butcher's mother, Beverley said: "She loved every minute of life. | |
| "Madelynne was so adorable, everyone who met her thought so and that's what all her friends have been saying. | "Madelynne was so adorable, everyone who met her thought so and that's what all her friends have been saying. |
| "She was very outgoing, easy-going and thoughtful, always thoughtful to her friends and family." | "She was very outgoing, easy-going and thoughtful, always thoughtful to her friends and family." |
| Rev Hartnell, 67, who baptised Miss Butcher, said: "The message I am hoping we will take away is that although it is dreadful and we feel helpless, her life has been one well worth celebrating." | Rev Hartnell, 67, who baptised Miss Butcher, said: "The message I am hoping we will take away is that although it is dreadful and we feel helpless, her life has been one well worth celebrating." |
| 'Amazing girl' | 'Amazing girl' |
| Her mother added: "Madelynne passed away suddenly after a long and very courageous fight. | Her mother added: "Madelynne passed away suddenly after a long and very courageous fight. |
| "Aged 18 years, our beloved Maddy will be loved, remembered and forever cherished by us all." | "Aged 18 years, our beloved Maddy will be loved, remembered and forever cherished by us all." |
| Miss Butcher was suffering from shortness of breath when her mother took her to a doctor's surgery. | Miss Butcher was suffering from shortness of breath when her mother took her to a doctor's surgery. |
| She was admitted to Southampton General Hospital and later transferred to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for specialist treatment. | She was admitted to Southampton General Hospital and later transferred to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for specialist treatment. |
| Her family said the exact cause of her death had not been confirmed but added she had been previously diagnosed as suffering from swine flu. | Her family said the exact cause of her death had not been confirmed but added she had been previously diagnosed as suffering from swine flu. |
| Tributes on the social networking site Facebook have described Miss Butcher as "an amazing girl" and "truly one in a billion". | Tributes on the social networking site Facebook have described Miss Butcher as "an amazing girl" and "truly one in a billion". |
| She had been offered a place to study biology at the University of East Anglia and had recently left Itchen College. | She had been offered a place to study biology at the University of East Anglia and had recently left Itchen College. |
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| Madelynne's friends spoke of their loss | Madelynne's friends spoke of their loss |