TRIBUTES have poured in for a 'brave' teenage girl who tragically passed away after a seven-year-long cancer battle. Sophie Walker, 17, was diagnosed with a Wilms tumour - a type of kidney cancer - on October 25 2017. 4 Sophie Walker tragically passed away last night Credit: SWNS 4 The young teen had been battling cancer for seven years Credit: Deadline 4 She passed away with her twin sister Megan by her side Credit: SWNS 4 Tributes have poured in for the tragic teenager Credit: SWNS The brave youngster started a four-week course of chemotherapy shortly after.
Over the following years, she went into remission twice - but relapsed four times. And after a long and brave fight with the rare cancer, Sophie's heartbroken family revealed that she passed away last night. They said that Sophie died while her twin sister Megan, 17, lay by her side.
READ MORE ON SOPHIE WALKER FEEL HER PAIN I'm a twin - I have same cancer symptoms as sis but don't have the disease MUM'S FURY My daughter has cancer - she was left mortified after shopping centre incident In a devastating post on Instagram , her family wrote: "Our beautiful, intelligent, funny and brave girl Sophie fell fast asleep last night just after 6.30pm with Megan lying by her side. "We love her with all our hearts and our world will never be the same again, to say we are heartbroken is a complete understatement.
Sophie our hearts are broken, you really were the most beautiful kind hearted funny brave girl I know Sue Radford paying .