A dad who was given just a year to live after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour planned his wedding in just one month—determined to create beautiful memories with his family while he still could. David Phillips, 41, first realised something was wrong when he started seeing what looked like bubbles in the floor at work. Initially brushing it off, he later experienced headaches, struggled to find his words, and noticed weakness in his arm. It was his now-wife, Kirby, who urged him to see a doctor, and that decision changed everything.
After being rushed to the emergency medical unit at University Hospital Wales, David underwent a CT scan and MRI. The results were devastating—he had grade 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive and terminal brain tumour. Doctors told him he needed immediate treatment, including an awake craniotomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, but even with intervention, they gave him a prognosis of just 12 to 14 months.
