John and I got married at the Sue Ryder Hospice at Thorpe hall in Peterborough on Monday August 3rd. It was a beautiful, if somewhat hectic day as it was all arranged very quickly. Sadly, my beloved husband died the following day - John had pleurisy and was unable to continue fighting the cancer. John fought very bravely right until the end and Liam and I and John's family were with him when he died. The funeral was on Friday August 14th - Liam and I are absolutely devastated.
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As a family, we are going to do as much as we can to raise funds and highlight awareness of this terrible disease. John's primary cancer was nasal, which is very rare, and the tumour was very aggressive, spreading quickly to his brain. More research needs to be done for both these types of cancer and I have given permission for tissue samples taken to be used for future medical research. This is what John would have wanted and we want to do everything possible to help others in John's situation.
Will continue to use this site as, no doubt, there will be dark days ahead. Love to you all xxxxxxxxxx
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I was so sorry to read your message my heart goes out to you , Liam and your family, be strong for each other
I am so sorry to hear your news, I have just read your blog John sounds like he was a wonderful man and extremely brave.Im glad you were able to become husband and wife.
I think its a really brave and special thing to do to allow the tissue samples to be used for research, this disease is so cruel.
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, my thoughts are with you and Liam at this time. Without people like yourself allowing tissue to be used, young trainee histopathologists would not know what these tumour types look like, then they would be missed.
Angela, I wanted to congratulate on your beautiful wedding and glad that you got to do this, I am sure it meant a lot to John. It is with a heavy heart that in the next sentence I have to convey my sincere condolences at John's passing. May he rest in peace and you and your family find the strength to get through the tough times ahead to when you reach a place when thoughts of John make you smile instead of cry.
A big thanks for allowing John's tissue samples to be used for medical research, as a brain tumour patient I understand how little is really known.
Hello Angela, my deepest sympathies are with you and your family. Please do continue to come on this site, as you know there is loads of support. I wish you well for the coming months. Just take one day a time. Best wishes, Christine xx
