Natasha Hill launches Because of Amy after 19-year-old's death — Northern Echo

Northern echo reports that Natasha Hill has launched the Because of Amy campaign after her daughter Amy Hill died in October 2025, 15 months after a diagnosis of stage four aggressive metastatic Ewing's sarcoma. The campaign asks for mandatory, standardised cancer training for all GPs in England.

Amy was 19 and from Sunderland. Hill said her daughter first had severe back and leg pain, limped and had night-time discomfort from February 2024, but was repeatedly told it was believed to be sciatica before later tests led to a diagnosis.

Natasha Hill's campaign

Hill launched the campaign in Amy's memory and described her daughter as someone who loved reading and had a dark sense of humour. She said: "Amy was a funny kid and had a dark sense of humour. She loved reading and always wanted a library so we are in the process of sorting one out for her with the 1,000 books she had. She had an old head on young shoulders and was my best friend."

She also said: "She just wanted to live life as any teenager would want." The campaign focuses on cancer training for GPs in England, with Hill calling for it to be mandatory and standardised.

Amy Hill's diagnosis

Hill said Amy's boyfriend took her to A&E the day after her 18th birthday in July 2024, when pain in her leg had worsened and she had lost some use of it. After tests, she was diagnosed with stage four aggressive metastatic Ewing's sarcoma and a 19cm tumour.

Hill later quoted her daughter's final words to the family as: "mum my brain wants to do so much but my body won't let me". The family is now sorting out a library for Amy using the 1,000 books she had, while the campaign presses for training that Hill says could change how symptoms are recognised for other patients.