Obituaries
Helen Cotton
BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p756 (Published 31 March 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:p756- Catherine Bagot,
- Mala Ariaratnam,
- Zahida Ahmad,
- Liz Webb
Helen was the first of her family to go to medical school and launched into student life with determination and enthusiasm. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes at the end of her first year at university didn’t slow her down nor deter her from undertaking her medical elective in Madagascar, where fridges for insulin were not a guarantee.
Initially considering a career in anaesthesia, she realised that the out of hours work required for such …
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