'I lay with my wife as she died. It was bloody awful': Husband seeks change after cancer death

NZ Herald
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'I lay with my wife as she died. It was bloody awful': Husband seeks change after cancer death
Rob and Paula Kirkwood with children Milly, Daisy and Archie. Paula died from bowel cancer in July this year. Photo / Supplied

Bowel cancer is one of New Zealand's biggest killers. Last month Taranaki man Rob Kirkwood lost his beloved wife Paula to the disease, leaving their three young children without their mum. Here he tells Paula's story, and urges changes in our health system.

There was music and dancing, laughter and

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