Bec Judd pays tribute to friend Nicole Cooper who died at age 38 from bowel ... trends now
Footy WAG Bec Judd has paid tribute to a close friend who died of cancer.
Mother-of-one Nicole Cooper diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in March 2017, soon after giving birth to her son Joshua, and died in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Bec, 39, who is on holiday in Whistler, Canada, with her family, said on Wednesday she was 'so privileged to have shared 'so many great times' with her friend.
Footy WAG Bec Judd (right) has paid tribute to a close friend who died of cancer. Mother-of-one Nicole Cooper (centre left) diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in March 2017, soon after giving birth to her son Joshua, and died in Melbourne on Tuesday
Commenting on Nicole's final Instagram post, which she wrote hours before her death, Bec wrote: 'Oh, Nic. The bravest, most inspiring person I know. I have your back and will love your family hard, forever, as I do you.'
She then took to her own Instagram page to share photos of the pair together.
'Heaven got a queen. Rest easy, my love. I'm so proud to be your friend and so privileged to have shared so many great times with you,' she wrote.
'I'll open my arms and cuddle Josh hard, just like you'd do, for all the days to come. RIP @nicolecoopy.'
Mother-of-one Nicole (pictured) diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in March 2017, soon after giving birth to her son Joshua, and died in Melbourne on Tuesday. She was open about her battle with cancer, and inspired thousands of people suffering from the disease
Bec also shared a video of the snow-filled mountains of Whistler, where she is on a skiing trip with her husband, Chris Judd, and their four children.
'Waking up to this view and thinking of my beautiful friend Nicole Cooper who desperately wanted to be on this Whistler trip looking at this very same outlet everyday,' she wrote.
'RIP, Nic. I love you forever'.
Bec, 39, who is on holiday in Whistler, Canada, with her family, said on Wednesday she was 'so privileged to have shared 'so many great times' with her friend
In the hours before her death, Nicole penned a gut-wrenching final message that was later posted on her Instagram by her family.
Alongside a picture from her hospital bed with her son Josh and husband Tim, she wrote: 'When it comes to wrapping up, cancer is not the thing I want to sign out on.'
She added that the 'stuff that matters' is 'what we've build together'.
'The shared respect, joy, compelling and insightful commitment, and unwavering authenticity to the real nuts and bolts of being alive,' she added.
In the hours before her death, Nicole penned a gut-wrenching final message that was later posted on her Instagram by her family. The post included this photo from her hospital bed of Nicole with her husband and son
'It's the fragility of this, the incomparable everythingness, the preparedness to take every risk
