(23 Aug 2014, 5:21 pm)Dan wrote How thoughtful! Hope you and the family are keeping your heads held high - your grandfather would be proud of you.
Cheers Dan, he died 31 March this year, and it feels like he's been gone forever.....
I remember being absolutely devastated when my parents told me and my sister. It's one of those situations you never forget. Sitting in the conservatory, typical weather outside, then they just say - 'Grandad's died'.
Another thing that really has annoyed me was his GP at The Lavender Centre in Pelton was focusing on his Emphysema (he worked down the pits), and didn't seem to understand why he was having eating problems. When they finally did discover he had Stomach Cancer, it was too late, and he died not even a month later......
As it was Stage 4 when they found out, it's likely his cancer was developing when my Grandma's was proving fatal.