A woman is thought to have died from cancer caused by hugging her father throughout her childhood when he was wearing overalls covered in asbestos.
Mother-of-three Susan Macgregor developed mesothelioma – a form of the disease that affects the lining of the lungs and is often linked to chemical exposure.
Her father was pipe fitter who would come home at night in his work clothes and play with his daughter.
Described as a fitness enthusiast, Mrs Macgregor was diagnosed in September 2015 and died 14 months later aged 58.
Now her husband, Dave, has spoken of his devastation at having his wife 'snatched early' from him.
The 66-year-old, from Willington in South Derbyshire, told the Derby Telegraph: 'The children are absolutely devastated, they've lost their mother, they've lost a friend, the grandchildren have lost their nana and I've lost my wife.'
Following an inquest into Mrs Macgregor's death, a coroner ruled the most likely cause of her death was asbestos which she likely picked up through her dad's overalls.
'It only needs one little particle to settle in the right place and 40 to 50 years later you get diagnosed with this awful disease,' explained Mr Macgregor.
Mrs Macgregor, a keen walker, first noticed something was wrong when she found herself struggling to breathe after exercising.
She was sent for a hospital check up where X-rays determined that she had the incurable form of cancer.
Mesothelioma has a poor prognosis and kills almost 70 per cent of people within a year.
Brave Mrs Macgregor underwent six courses of chemotherapy and an operation to remove part of the affected area of her chest, but the treatment was ineffective.
We were baffled
Mr Macgregor said the family were at a loss to understand how she developed the illness.
After a lot of digging into her work background he said they still 'couldn't come up with any answers to that'.
But, after her inquest, the coroner came up with the most likely cause of her being in contact with asbestos was probably through her dad's overalls.
'It only needs one little particle to settle in the right place and 40 to 50 years later you get diagnosed with this awful disease,' explained Mr Macgregor.
Saying goodbye
Mrs Macgregor's family scattered her ashes at her favourite green spot in Milldale, Derbyshire.
Her husband said he was angry at the Government for allowing asbestos to be used in the construction of buildings.
However, he cannot claim compensation as lawyers have been unable to link the asbestos exposure back to any particular business.
He added: 'Money doesn't bring my wife back.'
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