A Glasgow dad who complained of a pain in his side during his honeymoon has passed away just two months later after a tragic cancer diagnosis.
Alan Fraser was on his dream honeymoon to Las Vegas and Mexico with his wife Myra in July after the pair tied the knot in 2021 but had their honeymoon postponed due to coronavirus.
He complained of having a sore side while relaxing in the pool in the US, and the couple thought he may have a hernia, never predicting the devastating cancer diagnosis.
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He returned home from holiday in July and passed away on October 3, aged just 39.
Speaking to the Daily Record, Myra, 33, a carer, said: “It doesn’t seem real, it feels like he could just walk in the door.
"We came back from our honeymoon in July and a week later he went into hospital with pain in his stomach. He never left hospital again.
"It was two months between diagnosis and him passing away.
"He had complained of a sore stomach and pain in his side on holiday. Then when we came back he was sick for four days in a row, and I said, ‘You’re going to hospital’.
“I knew something wasn’t right. He went to hospital and a scan found a mass in his abdomen.
“Doctors thought it was lymphoma to start with, that it was treatable with chemotherapy. But then they did a biopsy and found it was far more serious. He was rushed in for two major surgeries.
“He was in intensive care, fighting for his life. He pulled through that – the doctor didn’t even think he was going to make it off the operating table."
Alan, a joiner, was placed in an induced coma for five days following the surgery and was later given treatement in the Intensive Care ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
"We had a massive turnout for his funeral at the Linn Crematorium last week", Myra said.
"They said that was the biggest funeral they’ve ever done, the biggest turnout they’ve ever seen. It was huge."
Lifelong Rangers fan Alan and Myra were together for nine years and shared seven-year-old daughter Darcie. Alan also had a 15-year-old son, Corey.
A regular visitor to Ibrox, the family is now hoping that fans will pay tribute to Alan at Rangers ' next home game, against Livingston today.
Myra said: “He was Rangers daft. We’re hoping to get a minute’s applause on Saturday against Livingston.
“He used to go to the games with Corey - he was a great dad. The kids are struggling – obviously everyone is. It doesn’t feel real for us."
The family experienced an earlier bereavement last year when Alan and his three sisters lost their mother Karen to pancreatic cancer.
Myra said: "Alan was like the glue of the family. They just lost their mum Karen a year ago to pancreatic cancer. She was only 53, so young as well.
“It was sudden, she had a sore back and stomach pains but it turned out to be cancer. It’s just been two massive losses for us all.
“It was sudden, she had a sore back and stomach pains but it turned out to be cancer. It’s just been two massive losses for us all.”
Friends have created a JustGiving page to benefit Alan's children following his death, with almost £6,000 raised in a little over two weeks.
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