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.

Lydia Williams, 44, lives with her husband Chris, 50, and their two children, Amelie, 14, and Arlo, 11. Every day, Amelie would come bursting through the front door, full of energy. Her life was a bus

Our daughter was facing a frightening diagnosis, but her dad and I knew just what to do.

Just as she got her life back, it was cruel ly snatched away

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

My girl’s love of bumblebees helped her through a hard time