Nurse, 84, 'gave her life to the NHS'

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Tributes paid to Margaret Tapley - a 'one of a kind' 84-year-old auxiliary nurse who died after contracting coronavirus

Tributes have been paid to a"one of a kind" 84-year-old auxiliary nurse who died after contracting coronavirus.

Margaret Tapley had continued to work as a healthcare assistant at Witney Community Hospital in Oxfordshire.she"had such a drive" and"gave her life and dedicated it towards the NHS"."She had been working for just over 40 years doing three night shifts a week and she dedicated her life to the end."Her family said the grandmother of four had been experiencing symptoms of coronavirus before she was admitted to hospital on Thursday and died three days later.

"We always said she would outlive all of us with the energy she had and it is tragic her life has been cut short," Mr Wood said.Mr Wood said he was grateful for the"incredible" response online to his grandmother's death. "We always knew she was a very special, and it's amazing to see so many others are recognising that and paying tribute as well," he said.

 

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