Actress took her life after mum lost cancer fight
DEVASTATED DAUGHTER ‘DIDN’T WANT TO BE HAPPY’ AFTER MOTHER’S DEATH:
A FORMER TV actress struggling to cope with the death of her mother following a breast cancer battle took her own life, an inquest heard.
Cady Stewart, 33, was said to have been overwhelmed following the loss of her mother Sharon in November last year.
A friend said Cady told her she ‘needed to be with her mum’ following an earlier attempt to take her own life, an inquest into her death heard.
Cady, who lived with her mother before her death, ‘didn’t want to feel happy’ and instead ‘wanted to feel the hurt’ following the tragedy, the court was told. On June 2, Cady, from Droylsden, Tameside – described as ‘beautiful inside and out’ – left note asking friends to look after her Pomeranian dog Bella.
She then took a fatal overdose. Cady was found on her mother’s bed.
A friend went to check on her after failed to answer texts and Facebook messages about meeting for lunch.
Stockport Coroners’ Court was told how Cady, who was an extra in TV shows and had jobs in hairdressing and retail, had a ‘close and loving bond’ with her mother.
In a statement, her cousin Gemma Johnson said: “Her dad wasn’t involved with her growing up.
“He did get in touch on Facebook and when I asked if she was going to do anything about it, she said No because he hadn’t been around for her her whole life.
“She lived with her mum and spent a lot of time with her grandmother. They had a lot of sleepovers together. We were a close family growing up, I have quite happy memories of her and she was like a sister to me.
“Cady was very close to her mum, they lived together. She was a beautiful, kindhearted girl who was quite quiet.
“She started hairdressing college in Tameside and did very well and ended up doing hairdressing for a living. “She then got some retail jobs and even got some work as a TV extra. We remained close with Cady and her mum until some three years later when her mum was diagnosed with cancer and it was terminal. “It was a difficult time for all of them. As Sharon started to deteriorate, Cady found it more difficult to cope. “In November 2017, her mother continued to deteriorate until she passed away. “She struggled to cope without her. Her friends noticed that she hadn’t been eating and was losing weight. She was concerned about finances. “I found out Cady passed away when I was on holiday, her friends found her. She didn’t want to feel happy, she wanted to feel the hurt.”
Close friend Lisa Whitworth, who found Cady, said in a statement: “I last saw Cady on June 2, 2018. She came to mine at 6.30pm, staying until 7pm.
“We were supposed to be meeting for our Sunday lunch the following day at 12.30pm, but we never heard back from her despite calling her, texting her and messaging her on Facebook.
“We went around to her house and saw Bella, her dog, in the living room downstairs, which was strange as never left Cady’s side.
“There was a note on the door telling us to look after her. We both went upstairs and Cady was on the bed. We were advised by the ambulance to perform CPR, but sadly she passed away.”
Cady’s GP Dr Rajesh Gulati said: “She had been offered grief counselling but she didn’t want to go there. There was nothing to suggest she wasn’t taking [her] medication.”
Recording a conclusion of suicide, Coroner Alison Mutch said: “Her death is a sad and tragic case.
“It’s very clear from the evidence that Cady and her mother had a very close and loving bond.”
As Sharon started to deteriorate, Cady found it more difficult to cope Cady’s cousin Gemma Johnson