Dr Jessi Tucker, 40, received her diagnosis the day after the first national lockdown was announced in March 2020. The Bristol-based doctor underwent immunotherapy to treat her stage 3 melanoma while working 10-hour shifts.

       But just before the second lockdown she was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma after the cancer spread to her lungs and lymph nodes.

       After she used up all her NHS sick pay, Jessi's friend Caroline Walker set up a GoFundMe page to help support her.

       In a devastating update on Saturday, Caroline revealed Jessi had passed away on Friday night at St Peter’s Hospice.

       She said: "I am sorry to share with you some very sad news in this update.

       "Jessi’s condition deteriorated quite quickly in recent weeks and days.

       "And last night, in the comfort of St Peter’s Hospice in Bristol, she passed away.

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       "She was with her family and at peace.

       "Your beautiful words of support and generous donations meant so much to Jessi and her family over the past few months.

       "Jessi wanted you to know that any outstanding funds from this fundraiser will be distributed amongst a small selection of her chosen charities, supporting those causes she held closest to her heart - healthcare, animals and nature.

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       "On a personal note, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your support for my dear friend, a special soul who touched more lives than we will ever know."

       The GoFundMe page had raised ￡23,488 before donations were disabled.

       The fundraiser described Jessi as having a "giant heart" and a "huge soul".

       It said she had a "huge appetite for life" and was "the first one to crack a joke or offer help".

       Her friend Caroline wrote: "She has spent her whole life looking after others, and now I would like to help give something back to her."

       She added that Jessi getting cancer during the pandemic was a "particularly cruel twist of fate" as she was forced to be apart from friends and family.