A LOVING husband has paid tribute to his wife who lost her life after a battle with cancer.

Joanne Philpott, 50, passed away on Friday surrounded by her family.

The mum-of-four from Stocksmoor had already beaten cervical cancer, having developed the disease in 1998.

But last June she was given the devastating news that she had a second case of the killer disease.

She was diagnosed with terminal brain and lung cancer which could not be operated on.

Joanne, who went to Greenhead High School, died at home.

She had been keeping friends from around the world up to date with her progress on Facebook.

Shortly before her death she said her massive circle of friends reminded her that she had made a ‘dot on this world’ and would be remembered.

Husband John said they had enjoyed their final months together as a family.

He said her two sons Benjamin and Henry and daughters Lauren and Sophie joined them on several days out and many bottles of champagne had been drunk so they could enjoy life.

Paying tribute to Joanne, John said: “As the months have gone by she’s gone downhill.

“She was in quite a lot of distress at the end, but we have tried to enjoy ourselves as much as we can.

“She was a fantastic wife and mother and a really loving person.

“She touched people that she met.

“The number of people that have expressed their condolences on Facebook is amazing. There’s hundreds of comments.

“She wanted to be remembered as a dot in the universe but we think she made much more than a dot.”

John said he would like to thank all the healthcare workers who had helped take care of Joanne, who worked as a practice nurse at the Church Lane Surgery in Brighouse.

He added: “We have had tremendous support from all the agencies, she’s been treated so respectfully.

“She died at home as she wanted to and we wouldn’t have been able to cope without them.”

Joanne’s funeral is planned for Friday at Thurstonland Church with a wake at the Clothiers pub in Stocksmoor.

John added: “She’d just turned 50; we had her 40th birthday there, it’s our local pub, so we’re going to go down there for a celebration of her life.”

John, a former chairman of Holmfirth Round Table, said any donations in memory of Joanne would go to Yorkshire Cancer Research.

And he said he also planned to run the London Marathon for a second time to raise money for the cancer charity.