A widower has fulfilled his wife’s dying wish by publishing her autobiography aimed to inspire other cancer patients.

Russell Brenner, from Chigwell, put his partner Lisa’s biography “Cancer and Bling” into print in January.

Lisa was first diagnosed with cancer in 1996 at the age of just 31 years, shortly after the birth of her son, Marc.

She lived through cancer for more than 20 years, using her experience to also campaign for better treatment and raising awareness of the need for early diagnosis.

She was also instrumental in successfully campaigning for the drug Herceptin to be made available on the NHS, even appearing on Sky TV News whilst having chemotherapy in 2000.

Lisa wrote about her experience with cancer right from her first diagnosis, with the intention to inspire other people living with cancer to “not give up”

However, she finally lost her battle with cancer in May last year, aged 52.

It is these writings that businessman husband Russell, 52, has now compiled to form her biography.

Russell said: “Lisa was going through hell but she never let cancer win. Lisa won.

“She was happy, never miserable, and I think that’s the reason she lived for so many years after first being diagnosed.

“She loved anything sparkly, that’s why her book is called “Cancer and Bling”. Lisa would always put her make up on, get dressed, and go out and do whatever she wanted to do.

“Now, less a year on from Lisa’s death, I have published her book – as Lisa asked me to.

“She was writing about her fight with cancer right from the very start – to help and inspire other people with cancer.

“Lisa wanted her experience to benefit others and to inspire them to stay strong and live life to the full.”

At the end of her life, Lisa was cared for by the St Clare Hospice at Home team, as well as spending time on the hospice’s inpatient unit in Hastingwood in May 2016.

The proceeds from the book will be split between St Clare’s will be split between St Clare Hospice, the Helen Rollason cancer charity and Isabel Hospice.

Lisa Brenner’s biography “Cancer and Bling” is available for £9.99 in all eight of St Clare Hospice shops and can be ordered online at: projectypublishing.com/pre-order-cancer-and-bling.