A Sunderland dad who was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour after he began to forget words has been moved to a hospice.
Ron Hope was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) in February 2022 and was told he had around a year to live after being given a choice of treatment or no treatment. The 68-year-old was undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the NHS, but has now been moved to St Benedict’s Hospice.
His daughter Debra Ann-Hope, 41, from Ryhope, said: "What Dad’s been through is absolutely terrifying. Everything happened so quickly; he’s suddenly gone downhill and has been moved into St Benedict’s Hospice and doesn’t have long left. It’s horrible seeing him like this. We’re just watching him die and there’s nothing we can do for him, it’s heart-breaking.”
