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Friends of British marathon runner who was euthanised on a beach in New Zealand after battling breast cancer for five years pay tribute to 'amazing role model' By Ben Endley Published: 09:16 EDT, 24 May 2024 | Updated: 09:16 EDT, 24 May 2024 e-mail View comments Friends and family have paid tribute to an 'incredible' British woman with terminal cancer who was euthanised on a beach in New Zealand . Tracy Hickman , 57, who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in March 2019, had been fighting for euthanasia rights in the UK before passing away on Wednesday. In a heartfelt tribute posted on Instagram , Tracy's podcasting pal Dom Harvey shared a picture of the pair alongside a caption that read: 'Tracy Hickman passed away peacefully today.

' Speaking on Dom's podcast two weeks ago, Tracy revealed she would be dying on a beach on May 22 surrounded by her sister, her brother-in-law, her niece, her partner, and a few close friends. Explaining how the day would go, she said with a smile on her face: 'It will hopefully have some chocolate for breakfast because I'm a real chocoholic. 'And then I'm going to go to a beach with the people I really love.



.. and listen to the waves, see the sea, and put the rest of the medicine in,' she added.

Tributes poured in for the accountant and marathon runner following her death, with many backing her call for the UK to change its law on assisted dying. The British-New Zealand national had suffered with terminal breast cancer since 2019 and urged .

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