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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Aaliyah Rugg

Daughter's plea for 'one last hug' with dad after terminal diagnosis

A daughter is appealing for help to give her dad "one last hug" after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Alan Collins, 75, was previously diagnosed with stomach cancer but thanks to major surgery and treatment, he was declared "cancer free". But days after finding out his daughter was pregnant with her second child, he was told his cancer had returned and he had just 12-months left to live.

In November 2021, after suffering with stomach pains, struggling to swallow and acid problems, Alan visiting his GP, assuming he was just unwell following his previous surgery. But he was soon told he had stage 4 liver cancer as well as lung and oesophagus cancer.

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