A young Scots man who cared for his three younger siblings after losing both their parents six weeks apart has been diagnosed with terminal colon cancer aged just 32. Jamie Murray is believed to have less than six months left to live after the disease spread from his colon to the lining of his stomach within weeks of developing symptoms.
He was only 19 when his mum Shirley, 48, died suddenly just days after learning she had lung cancer that had metastasised to her liver in July 2009. The following month, Jamie and his three brothers, Callum, Scott, and Glen - then aged 17, 14 and 13 - were hit by further heartbreak when their dad Jim, 66, died from an aneurysm.
Jamie first began displaying symptoms of the disease in January when he started passing blood in his stools. After confiding in his late mother's best friend Ali, she persuaded him to go see a doctor who referred him for a colonoscopy. He was also found to be anaemic and underwent two transfusions but continued to lose weight while suffering pains in his stomach alongside a build up of fluid.
