A Dundee woman has died suddenly at the age of 54, leaving her family devastated.
Trisha Balfour, a legal secretary with Digby Brown solicitors, went in to Ninewells Hospital for keyhole surgery for a liver complaint.
A potential problem with her pancreas was then detected, but tests gave her the all-clear.
She underwent the surgery and her family were looking forward to her recovery when, without warning, she suffered a brain haemorrhage and could not be saved.
Her brother Michael said: “We’re in shock and disbelief at what happened to Trisha.
“She went into hospital for the keyhole surgery and then they wanted to check an issue with her pancreas, but she came through these things and everything seem to be going OK.
“Then she suffered this massive bleeding without warning and nothing could be done for her. We’re devastated.”
Trisha, who lived in Scone, leaves a daughter Shanna, 15, partner Bob Salter, mother Audrey and brothers Brian and Michael.
Born in Dundee, Trisha worked as a legal secretary with Simpson Boath in the city.
She also had a thriving hobby making bespoke teddy bears and marketed them on her own website.
Trisha’s death is the second tragedy to hit the Balfour family in three years.
In 2012 her cousin Roderick died of bowel disease after suffering six months of stomach pains and his father Ron blamed Ninewells Hospital for not picking up his condition.
NHS Tayside expressed condolences and outlined the treatment given, but stopped short of admitting any wrongdoing.