A DEDICATED nurse who died of a rare form of cancer has been honoured by having a treatment room named after her.

Amanda Lofting, of Sible Hedingham, passed away on January 14, aged 48, after a battle with intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a type of bile duct cancer.

On Friday, July 7, a treatment room in the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity centre, Chelmsford, was named after the brave mother-of-two. Amanda worked at the centre for two years, one spent as an oncology research nurse.

Maureen Lofting, Amanda’s mother-in-law, said: “It was totally their decision. A while after she died they contacted Mark and said to him that they had put the idea forward to the trustees.

“It is the perfect tribute to her. It is such an honour to have something named after you and I think Amanda would love it.”

After her diagnosis Amanda went on to raise more than £20,000 for charity and the annual Tea for Helen event was also held in her honour on the day the treatment room was unveiled.

Maureen said: “She was very good at her job because she cared about people. She always went the extra mile to make her patients feel better.”

Husband Mark Lofting said: “The hardest part of her diagnosis to deal with was not being able to work. She enjoyed being part of a very special team and the interaction with patients especially.

“We feel the treatment room is a great honour and allows her name to be remembered in a fitting way.”

This year the Tea for Helen event raised £1,141.84 for Helen Rollason Cancer Charity.

Amanda’s two boys, George and James both attended the unveiling along with husband Mark and her parents.