A father-of-two has turned his back on his career and a £200,000 job to spend time with his daughters who are battling "billions-to-one" life-threatening illnesses at the same time. Matt Shaw, 39, was a financial analyst and was offered a position in London with a salary of £200,000 but declined so he can spend "as much time as possible" with his two young children.
Sophia, five, has already beaten the odds to overcome a brain tumour while second daughter, Delilah, who is three months old, was born with hyperinsulinism - a condition which means she has higher than normal insulin levels. However, Matt and wife Tracy, 33, from County Durham, were devastated when they found out Sophia's cancer had returned in her spine, while Delilah needs feeding every three hours or could become fatally weak.
He told The Mirror : "Before this I was flying high in my career and during the pandemic I was offered a job down in London which would have paid around £200,000 but I just couldn't take it. The one positive of this whole process is that it has taught me how precious time is with my family, and being brutally honest I don't know how much time I have left with them.. You can't put a price on the memories you make with your children."
