JEAN Murphy's campaign slogan was that health bosses had 'handed her a death sentence.'

Her battle with NHS bosses began in April 2008 when they turned down her application for Sutent - the only treatment for her terminal kidney cancer which doctors thought would extend her life.

14 May She presented a petition signed by thousands to Salford Primary Care Trust to try and persuade them to give her Sutent

20 May Salford PCT turn down her appeal but she vowed to fight on

5 July Jean won High Court ruling forcing Salford PCT to reconsider her case

11 July The PCT turned the case down again saying she was not an `exceptional' case so they would not pay for her to have the drug they don't consider to be cost effective

12 July Jean's family wrote to Health Secretary Alan Johnson asking for him to intervene

16 July She was rushed to The Christie hospital struggling to breathe

1 Aug Jean lost her appeal to the PCT

6 Aug A good Samaritan gave Jean £10,000 to start treatment

7 Aug The government's medicines watchdog ruled Sutent does work but said it was too expensive

28 Aug Jean led a protest to the House of Commons calling on MPs to make Sutent available on the NHS

23 Oct Scans showed Jean had responded `exceptionally' well to Sutent and Salford PCT agreed to pay for it

4 Dec We revealed Salford PCT spent £17,000 on lawyers to fight Jean's case

27 Feb Doctors told Jean told her tumours have shrunk

25 Mar The government health watchdog agreed to allow people to have Sutent on the NHS

4 May Jean started to have problems breathing

15 May Jean moved to St Ann's Hospice, in Little Hulton, for treatment. Tweet