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Katie Williams

Edinburgh man speaks out over childhood friend's determination after cancer diagnosis

An Edinburgh man has spoken out after his dear friend and local Leith artist tragically passed away from cancer.

Scott Murphy, 42 from Bruntsfield, Edinburgh lost his childhood friend Gordon in 2022 after he lived with cancer for 10 years.

Comic book artist Gordon Shaw was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 2012 at the age of 32, and over the years, the Maggie's Centre supported him and his partner Shawn Puller.

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