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.

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…

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

Donia tried to lift her confidence after a terrifying diagnosis. Then she realised her fatal mistake…

Hearing that, I knew it was my appetite I needed to crush, not my son