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Published: 17:19 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 17:19 BST, 30 April 2020
An intensive care nurse diagnosed with a rare blood cancer just weeks after her dream wedding has died from the disease, her family have confirmed.
Brave Julia Cullen, 27, won admiration for her no-holds-barred determination to win her fight against lymphoblastic leukaemia.
But in a heartbreaking post to family and friends, her husband confirmed she had passed away at home surrounded by her family.
The newlywed fell ill just weeks after marrying her beloved fiance, Peter, 29, in October 2018.
Brave intensive care nurse Julia Cullen, 27, who won admiration for her determination to win her fight against lymphoblastic leukaemia has died, her family have confirmed
She underwent gruelling treatment programmes to combat the disease - only for it to return aggressively in February.
Julia, from Hartlepool, Teesside, died in her sleep last week surrounded by her family.
Husband Peter wrote on Facebook: 'I need to let everybody who knew my beautiful wife Julia Cullen know that tonight she unfortunately passed away after a long battle with leukaemia.
'She went peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family. Thank you for all for your support during this difficult past year.
Julia was a newlywed who had just returned from her dream wedding and honeymoon with beloved fiance, Peter, when she fell ill
'Goodnight darling be at peace I will never forget you.'
Julia's dad Graham, 57, sister Louisa, 28, brother Ste, 41, and twin Jack tragically lost their mum, Cath, 61, also a nurse, to bowel cancer in May 2016.
The family has now launched an appeal in support of Anthony Nolan and encouraged people to sign up as stem cell donors.
Louisa said: 'My best friend, my soul, my rock, my beautiful brave sister, took her last breath last night.
Doctors diagnosed her with the rare form of blood cancer, and she underwent gruelling treatment programmes to combat the disease. But it returned aggressively in February
Mrs Cullen's mother Cath, 61, who was also a nurse, had fought bowel cancer with liver metastasis before sadly losing her battle in May 2016. Pictured, the two together
'It's been such a hard journey for her and us all over the last year from her diagnosis. Julia, we always said we could get through anything as long as we have each other, so I'm a bit lost what to do in life now. '
Julia had shared blunt photos on Instagram from her 15-month fight to show how cancer does not discriminate.
She told her followers after being diagnosed aged 26: 'If there's anything I want to do after going through this experience of cancer, it's to raise awareness that it's happening.
In a message to friends and family, husband Peter said: 'I need to let everybody who knew my beautiful wife Julia Cullen know that tonight she unfortunately passed away after a long battle with leukaemia'
'It's happening to the young and old, the fit and unfit, the employed and the unemployed.
'It's happening now and it could happen to you. Yes. You.
'It isn't glamorous, it isn't a story - it's hard, it's painful, it's gruelling, it's terrifying.'
Doing cross-fit five times a week, Julia was the fittest she had ever been before her mysterious symptoms started weeks after her wedding.
She struggled in gym classes and her heart rate went off the scale just when climbing stairs. Initially, she put her relentless fatigue down to 60 hour weeks working at North Tees hospital.
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer that starts from young white blood cells in the bone marrow.
There are around 810 new cases in the UK every year. In the US, ALL affects approximately 1.7 adults per 100,000.
Anyone can develop ALL, however, it mainly affects younger people.
Many ALL symptoms are vague and flu-like, such as:
Risks for developing ALL include exposure to radiation, smoking, being overweight and having a weak immune system.
Research suggests being breastfed and exposed to childhood infections may reduce a person's risk.
The main ALL treatment is chemotherapy. Patients may also have radiotherapy, steroids or bone marrow transplants.
In her Instagram story, Julia told how she then spotted spots on her legs and messaged Louisa: 'I've Googled it, I've got leukaemia.'
Julia was admitted to a hospital ward in January 2019, where doctors dropped the bombshell that she had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - a blood cancer rare in adults and mainly found in children.
In Julia's Instagram story, she tells how she went pink after an allergic reaction to antibiotics and how shaving her head was 'freeing yet upsetting as f***'.
She shared the highs of spending time with her friends and the lows of having to have a plastic tube - known as a Hickman line - fed through her chest.
Peter shaved off Julia's hair with his dad's clippers at their home in Hartlepool as it fell out by the root in hospital.
Julia said: 'I was really anxious about shaving my head because it would be an outward sign that I was poorly.
'I was worried that people would stare at me in Aldi and wonder or pity me.
'But I just had to face it and remember that no-one loves me because I have nice hair.'
Julia also posted how 'ulcers really f***ing hurt', that she 'turned yellow' when her 'liver went to pot', and a picture of her 'vomming' in a hospital car park at 1am.
In February, she wrote on Instagram of her determination to win her fight, and said: 'You will get through it.
'You won't "fight it" as people say, you'll "face" it. You'll face it with whoever and whatever you have to. Because life is precious. So be thankful. Always thankful.'
She said: 'I just want to be real with people about cancer. I know that I'll get there eventually but there's nothing easy about it.
'My friends and family have been amazing, especially Peter. Neither of us expected our married life to begin like this but he's been my rock.
'He has sat for hours with me in the hospital, held my hand while they drilled into my bone and stuck needles in my spine, rushed me into hospital when I've been unwell, wiped my tears, told me off and kept me smiling.
'He has been everything I needed him to be exactly when I needed it without asking for any thanks or acknowledgement.'
Julia's friends and family lit candles in their homes in her memory.
Brother Jack, a hospital porter, said: 'Words can't describe how heartbroken and devastated I am to lose my twin sister.
'I love you so much and I will continue to look after our wonderful family.'
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