Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Niki Tennant & Jacob Farr

West Lothian dad who lost mum to cancer undertakes brave 1,243-mile charity cycle

A West Lothian son is set to honour his mother who sadly lost her life to an aggressive cancer last year by undertaking a gruelling cycle around Scotland’s coast.

Father-of-one, Colin Brett, from East Calder, shared how his mother, Dorothy, 80, had confided in him her fear of dying just days before her cancer took away her ability to speak.

After the decline in her health left her unable to communicate with her son, Colin said that it tortured him to think of the psychological pain that his mother must have been facing in isolation, the Daily Record reports.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.