A BRAVE cancer victim fulfilled her dying wish to see her little grandson start school before slipping away.

Christine Boselli passed away peacefully — aged 50 — surrounded by her loved ones at her bedside at Ardgowan Hospice last Friday.

The doting Port Glasgow grandmother was stricken by three tumours and by the time they were diagnosed, doctors couldn’t do anything to save her.

But she lived long enough to see five-year-old Drew in his Ardgowan Primary school uniform, dying just a week later.

Her devastated husband Pat, 65, said: “She spent the last six weeks of her life in the hospice.

“She wanted to come home but for the last fortnight she had deteriorated and she was so weak.

“We were advised it was better that she stayed in the hospice to get the care she needed.

“She was very peaceful, for the last fortnight she just lay there with her eyes closed.

“She knew people were round about her.

“We were all there with her when she died; her sister Linda, her best friend Nicki, my brother David and my daughter Joanne.” Former personal assistant Christine was hit with the bombshell news in January that she had incurable tumours in her brain, neck and lung and had only weeks to live.

This came after GPs had failed to diagnose the cancer. They had believed a trapped nerve was causing the blinding headaches that were affecting her.

Christine was failed again when a vital appointment with a consultant to arrange life-prolonging treatment was postponed until 20 February.

She called the Telegraph and within hours of us challenging the health board, bosses at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde arranged for an urgent appointment for her to see a consultant at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

She was treated with radiotherapy but tragically it was too little, too late.

Pat said: “In the last six weeks the doctors were trying to sort out her medication but the cancer had spread again. But she got a bit of extra time, considering she was told she was going to die in January.

“Drew went in to see her every day and I think that kept her going.

“That was the most important thing to her, to see Drew in his school uniform.

“She opened her eyes to see that. That was her goal.

“She doted on him and that kept her going a wee bit longer.” The couple, of Minard Road, had been together for 23 years and got married 10 years ago.

Pat said: “If it had been caught sooner, she could have had a better life for the last two years. We could have had quality time with her instead of holding back until it was too late.

“We managed a few days in Blackpool but she kept collapsing — she was in a wheelchair all the time, she was so weak.

“She’s in a better place now.” Grieving Pat paid an emotional tribute to his wife and the dignity she displayed throughout her illness.

He said: “She was very brave.

“She never complained, she just accepted what was in front of her.” Christine’s funeral was held at Greenock Crematorium on Thursday and people were invited to wear bright colours to celebrate her life, while a collection was made for the hospice.

Many of her former colleagues at the glass company where she worked for more than 30 years turned out to pay their respects.

Pat said: “There was a good turnout and the firm have decided to name a traineeship for new members of staff in Christine’s name in recognition of her 35 years there, which is a fitting tribute.” Pat was swift to praise hospice staff for the care they gave to his wife.

He said: “They were brilliant. These girls deserve a medal, and the auxiliaries too — they couldn’t do enough for us.

“They were marvellous.”