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| Witchford: Family's legacy hope after death of teacher, 32 | Witchford: Family's legacy hope after death of teacher, 32 |
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| Mrs Hancock loved family holidays with her husband Ed and son, Dylan, and daughter Taylor (pictured in arms) | Mrs Hancock loved family holidays with her husband Ed and son, Dylan, and daughter Taylor (pictured in arms) |
| A family hopes to create a legacy for a 32-year-old primary school teacher who died from a brain aneurysm after collapsing at a fitness class. | A family hopes to create a legacy for a 32-year-old primary school teacher who died from a brain aneurysm after collapsing at a fitness class. |
| Katy Hancock, from Witchford, Cambridgeshire, was taken to hospital and died a week later. | Katy Hancock, from Witchford, Cambridgeshire, was taken to hospital and died a week later. |
| Siobhan Taylor, her mother, said Mrs Hancock was the "healthiest and fittest of the entire family". | Siobhan Taylor, her mother, said Mrs Hancock was the "healthiest and fittest of the entire family". |
| She was "passionate about exercise" and they hoped to build something around fitness where she taught, she added. | She was "passionate about exercise" and they hoped to build something around fitness where she taught, she added. |
| Katy studied criminology and psychology at Nottingham Trent University, her mother Siobhan Taylor said | Katy studied criminology and psychology at Nottingham Trent University, her mother Siobhan Taylor said |
| Mrs Hancock was a teacher at Cottenham Primary School and ran fitness classes in her spare time. She was married to Ed Hancock and a mother to Dylan, four and Taylor, two. | Mrs Hancock was a teacher at Cottenham Primary School and ran fitness classes in her spare time. She was married to Ed Hancock and a mother to Dylan, four and Taylor, two. |
| On 25 January, Mrs Hancock was taking a trampoline class in Chatteris when "she staggered, collapsed and went peculiar", Mrs Taylor said. | On 25 January, Mrs Hancock was taking a trampoline class in Chatteris when "she staggered, collapsed and went peculiar", Mrs Taylor said. |
| "It was a complete shock and totally out of the blue." | "It was a complete shock and totally out of the blue." |
| Paramedics thought she "hadn't eaten and drunk enough and had over-exercised", she added. | Paramedics thought she "hadn't eaten and drunk enough and had over-exercised", she added. |
| "Sian, her sister and a nurse, was with her - she was adamant her behaviour wasn't normal, so wanted her checked fully out." | "Sian, her sister and a nurse, was with her - she was adamant her behaviour wasn't normal, so wanted her checked fully out." |
| She was taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital and then to Addenbrooke's in Cambridge for surgery following a CT scan. | She was taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital and then to Addenbrooke's in Cambridge for surgery following a CT scan. |
| "When they did the surgery, she had another massive bleed, and at that point it didn't look hopeful," said Mrs Taylor. | "When they did the surgery, she had another massive bleed, and at that point it didn't look hopeful," said Mrs Taylor. |
| "She did hang on for another week and died on 1 February." | "She did hang on for another week and died on 1 February." |
| Katy having a nap on a holiday with her father, Chris | Katy having a nap on a holiday with her father, Chris |
| Mrs Taylor said the whole family, including her father Chris Taylor and sisters Sian Adomeit and Hannah Catley, "were terribly devastated". | Mrs Taylor said the whole family, including her father Chris Taylor and sisters Sian Adomeit and Hannah Catley, "were terribly devastated". |
| "I can't see how people live with the pain of losing a child, but you have got to go on as I have five, soon to be six grandchildren, who I help to look after. | "I can't see how people live with the pain of losing a child, but you have got to go on as I have five, soon to be six grandchildren, who I help to look after. |
| "Katy was the healthiest and fittest of the entire family. | "Katy was the healthiest and fittest of the entire family. |
| "She was very conscious of what she ate, was very passionate about exercise, and of all the people who should drop down dead, she'd be the last person you'd expect." | "She was very conscious of what she ate, was very passionate about exercise, and of all the people who should drop down dead, she'd be the last person you'd expect." |
| Mrs Taylor believes she was born with the aneurysm, which is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the vessel wall. | Mrs Taylor believes she was born with the aneurysm, which is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the vessel wall. |
| "At any point she could have had a CT scan and it might have been picked up and repaired, but they're symptomless, so there's no way of knowing it was there," said Mrs Taylor. | "At any point she could have had a CT scan and it might have been picked up and repaired, but they're symptomless, so there's no way of knowing it was there," said Mrs Taylor. |
| Her family said Katy was a "force of nature" who loved being active | Her family said Katy was a "force of nature" who loved being active |
| "She was probably the most honest person I knew. She was very straight talking, she was very funny, had an incredible memory, was very witty and very quick with her retorts," she said. | "She was probably the most honest person I knew. She was very straight talking, she was very funny, had an incredible memory, was very witty and very quick with her retorts," she said. |
| "She always had the right answers, she was conscientious, hard-working and was never off sick." | "She always had the right answers, she was conscientious, hard-working and was never off sick." |
| If you are affected by the issues covered in this article, help and support is available at BBC Action line. | If you are affected by the issues covered in this article, help and support is available at BBC Action line. |
| The family decided to raise funds for "Katy's Kids' Education Fund" after being inundated with flowers. | The family decided to raise funds for "Katy's Kids' Education Fund" after being inundated with flowers. |
| More than £21,000 has been raised so far, with the money set to buy two benches at Milton Country Park and The Orchard, Haddenham, as well as "something fitness-based, like a climbing wall" at her school. | More than £21,000 has been raised so far, with the money set to buy two benches at Milton Country Park and The Orchard, Haddenham, as well as "something fitness-based, like a climbing wall" at her school. |
| The rest would be spent on her children's further education, "as that was what she was passionate about", her mother added. | The rest would be spent on her children's further education, "as that was what she was passionate about", her mother added. |
| What is a brain aneurysm? | What is a brain aneurysm? |
| An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, usually where it branches | An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, usually where it branches |
| Aneurysms can develop in any blood vessel in the body, the two most common places are the brain and the artery | Aneurysms can develop in any blood vessel in the body, the two most common places are the brain and the artery |
| Symptoms of a burst brain aneurysm including a sudden agonising headache, a stiff neck, sickness and vomiting and pain looking at light | Symptoms of a burst brain aneurysm including a sudden agonising headache, a stiff neck, sickness and vomiting and pain looking at light |
| Most aneurysms do not rupture, so treatment is only carried out if the risk of a rupture is particularly high | Most aneurysms do not rupture, so treatment is only carried out if the risk of a rupture is particularly high |
| To prevent a brain aneurysm it is best to avoid smoking, eating a high-fat diet, not controlling high blood pressure and being overweight or obese | To prevent a brain aneurysm it is best to avoid smoking, eating a high-fat diet, not controlling high blood pressure and being overweight or obese |
| Source: NHS | Source: NHS |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Exercise | Exercise |
| Health | |
| Milton | Milton |
| Haddenham | Haddenham |
| Witchford | Witchford |
| Fitness | Fitness |
| Chatteris | Chatteris |
| Cottenham | Cottenham |