Sophie Walker, 17, passed away on Saturday, July 6, after fighting kidney cancer for seven years. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters A Scots teenager has died after a heroic seven-year cancer battle. Brave Sophie Walker, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed with a Wilms tumour, a type of kidney cancer, in 2017 after being rushed to hospital with a suspected stomach bug.
The 17-year-old had gone into remission twice and tragically relapsed four times - with the cancer returning more than three times between 2020 and 2024. She passed away on Saturday July 6, with her family including twin sister Megan by her side. Her heartbroken family said: "Our beautiful, intelligent, funny, thoughtful and brave girl Sophie fell fast asleep last night just after 6.
30pm with Megan lying by her side and surrounded by all her family." "We love Sophie with all our hearts and our world will never be the same again, to say we are heartbroken is a complete understatement. "Please keep our broken family in your thoughts & prayers, this is a post I never ever thought I’d have to write.
" Her mum Rebecca Walker has always strongly advocated for alternative treatment for her daughter after the NHS did all it could. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond. Sign up to our daily newsletter.
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