‘ how do you tell your children you’re ill?’

Watching my husband Gary answer the phone, I saw the colour drain from his cheeks as he listened intently. Without saying a word, he handed the phone to me, and I could see a shimmer of tears in his e

While my hero was losing his fight, I had a battle of my own

While my hero was losing his fight, I had a battle of my own

Brett’s fiancée had been by his side through a devastating diagnosis. Then a cruel twist of fate turned the tables…

15 JANUARY

Sitting beside the hospital bed where my 15-year-old daughter Leoni lay, I clutched her hand. ‘It’s cancer,’ I said, fighting back tears. Seeing her bewildered face staring back at me, my heart broke.