A "proud" dad was given months to live after being diagnosed with rare form of cancer.
Kate Pearce, 27, said it was a "lonely" experience caring for her "proud" dad mostly alone as he lost weight and became too tired to eat. Diagnosed with a form of lymphoma at 68, retired firefighter Tony aimed to make it to at least his 69th birthday, but he died a week before it.
Kate said it was "bittersweet" when her best friend was given the all clear from the same cancer only a month earlier but she said it highlighted the importance of knowing what symptoms to look out for. Kate, from Widnes, said: "My dad, I just don't think he realised the severity of it until it was too late. If you find any lumps or anything like that, just get it checked straight away."
