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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaliyah Rugg

Dad's last wish to meet granddaughter for the first time before he dies

A daughter is desperate to return home to the UK as her dad's health worsens.

Lisa Martin, who was born in Bootle but now lives in Australia, is trying all she can to fly home after her dad Alan Collins was given a devastating diagnosis. Despite being declared 'cancer free' after a previous battle, Alan began to feel unwell with stomach pains and difficulty swallowing.

Eventually going to see a GP, Alan thought he was just unwell following his previous surgery in 2018, but the 75-year-old was soon told he had stage four liver cancer as well as lung and oesophagus cancer.

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