A brave mum has paid tribute to her only child, after her life was cut short following a two-and-a-half-year battle with bone cancer.
Inspirational Tanyel Uzun, 20, always believed she would beat the disease - but died in the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, on January 9 after suffering a seizure on New Year's Eve.
She was unable to return home to Blackfen with her mum Gulay and dad Ceyhun, known as Jay, in 2016.
Tanyel with dad Jay, fiancé Ozzy Mustafa, and mum Gulay
Mrs Uzun, 48, of Blackfen Road told News Shopper: "I think we are still numb. We haven't had time to grieve.
"I feel like it's someone else's story. I am gobsmacked, I don't think we have come to terms with it.
"How do you get over losing a child? An only child?
"Tanyel was so loved. She was constantly inundated. She was so young."
Tanyel was buried at Eltham Cemetery yesterday (January 18), followed by a celebration of her life at The Met's sports ground in Hayes, Bromley.
Mrs Uzun added: "Tanyel wouldn't want anyone to be upset, so we thought we would celebrate her life rather than her death.
"She was positive to the end. I am sure she knew something wasn't right, but she always wanted to fight.
"She loved life and she held onto that.
Tanyel with her mum
"Tanyel's saying was 'everything happens for a reason', and I am sure she's looking down on us saying the same thing.
"We have 20 red roses, a rose per year of her life."
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Tanyel was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma two years ago - just six days after her 18th birthday.
She underwent chemotherapy and was given the all-clear in June 2014 but was re-diagnosed in November the same year, after suffering pain in her skull.
To leave a tribute to Tanyel, email josie.griffiths@london.newsquest.co.uk
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