http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/page.cfm...=full&siteid=50061'Mum would have loved it'
Sep 7 2002
Dawn Collinson, Liverpool Echo
TO the world she was the woman who stood by Macca's side, the one the
former Beatle called 'our lovely Linda'.
And as two of Linda McCartney's daughters visited the Liverpool cancer
centre named in her memory, they described her as "just the best mum in the
world".
Fashion designer Stella and photographer Mary were seeing for the first
time the В-4m project which opened two years ago at the Royal Liverpool
hospital.
They said their mother, who lost a long battle with the disease in April
1998 aged 56, would have been very proud to have her name attached to such
a fantastic pioneering centre.
"It's a really amazing cause and I'm very happy to be here," said Stella.
"Mum would have loved it."
The 30-year-old Gucci designer said she was struck by the sense of peace at
the centre. "It's got a lovely aura which is pretty rare for medical
places. "It seems really positive here."
Stella and 33-year-old Mary met patients as they toured the centre before
unveiling a fountain in the grounds. Stella also revealed that they were to
help establish gardens at the centre which she said Linda would have
particularly appreciated.
"Mum was really a nature woman so we're going to include some of her
favourite flowers."
Then, clearly moved and biting her lip, she added: "She was the best mum in
the world."
"Mum was really good fun and quite mischievous," added Mary. "She was the
kind of woman that always tried to make you feel included. This centre has
a lot of those attributes as well, so it's very fitting to carry her name."
Liverpool teacher Jenny Evans, who was diagnosed with breast cancer
two-and-half-years ago, met the sisters as they toured the unit. She said:
"The girls were absolutely lovely."
