A "happy-go-lucky" dad died aged just 31 after his migraines turned out to be a brain tumour. Lewis Davies from Bargoed was diagnosed with Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) in 2016 and spent the rest of his life raising awareness of the rare disease to help others with it feel less alone.
Lewis, a doting dad to Sebastian, three, and Siffreya, one, became unwell when he experienced severe headaches and numbness in the left side of his body. His symptoms lasted a few months before he had a seizure and an MRI scan which revealed a tumour on his brain.
PXA has a relatively high survival rate and Lewis was able to live a generally happy life with his family for more than six years with the condition, so when he died on March 22 his fiancée Alica Williams, 38, and sister Chloe Davies, 28, told WalesOnline that his death came as a shock to everyone who knew him.
