Vegan mum ‘obsessed with hygiene’ dies after horror E. coli infection as husband pays tribute to ‘powerhouse of a woman’

THE husband of a vegan mum who was "obsessed with hygiene" and died from a horror E coli infection has paid tribute to her. Laura Farmer, 46, died at a London hospital in April after being diagnosed with Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), caused by Shiga toxin-producing E coli (STEC). 2 Steve Farmer wrote about the 'powerhouse of a woman' and told the story of how they met, in a touching tribute following her tragic death Credit: FACEBOOK Her husband of 14 years, Steve Farmer, wrote about the "powerhouse of a woman" and told the story of how they met, in a touching tribute following her tragic death.

In a post on April 30, he revealed how he sold her a bike, and then went on a run for their first date, before he proposed to her - with a ring that didn't fit - a few months later. He wrote: "We travelled the world, we bought a house, she taught me to scuba dive, we learned to ski. "She gave birth to [our son], a daredevil of fun and kindness, and we began our next episode.

Read more Health BEDROOM BOOST Eating common leafy vegetable can help slash the risk of erectile dysfunction DO NOT EAT Urgent alert for ALL mustard products in UK after sandwiches 'contaminated' "I opened many a bottle of fizz for her, she called it attitude changer, sundowner, or just because! "We made up parenting as we went. That’s a lie, she researched it, wrote lists and smashed it out the park." But he revealed how, the previous Friday, he lost "the most amazing woman way too soon".

He added: "In honou.