no, she caught septasemia (sp) and went into a coma and her kids went into to the hospital to say their good byes but that was just a cruel tease to us viewers cos the family got re-housed 30 miles outisde of london in a 4 bed and lived happily ever after as she could not have anymore kids but could have endless 'fun times' with her brilliant hubby, he was so much like a proper londoners that dad.