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Actor Finnian Garbutt, 28, on his incurable cancer: ‘I wanted to live long enough for my baby daughter to remember me’

Actor Finnian Garbutt, 28, on his incurable cancer: ‘I wanted to live long enough for my baby daughter to remember me’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter It started with a trip to the barbershop. It was mid-2021, the country had recently come out of lockdown, and actor Finnian Garbutt went to get a haircut. Readying himself for his usual, the then 25-year-old was seated when his barber noticed something small, but different: a new mole behind his ear. What followed is a surreal and fast-moving, yet years-long, chain of events. The removal of the mole led to a stage 3 skin cancer diagnosis in late 2021. Three surgeries then followed, along with a year of daily chemotherapy tablets. The intensive treatment seemed to work and, career-wise, things were looking up too. Finnian landed a role in the popular BBC crime drama Hope Street, filmed in Northern Ireland, close to where he grew up. But a pre-filming hair and make-up appointment is where things changed again. “You go …

Country singer reveals horrific hate comment from follower amid incurable cancer diagnosis

Country singer reveals horrific hate comment from follower amid incurable cancer diagnosis

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Country singer Nat Myers has addressed some of the negative comments he’s received from followers one year after revealing his incurable cancer diagnosis. Myers recently posted an Instagram Reel featuring a series of images from his time in the hospital last year after being diagnosed with a sarcoma, or cancer in the bone and tissue. In the post’s caption, he reflected on the support he received from his loved ones. “A year ago today I went into a hospital and nearly never got out,” he wrote. “I learned something had been tryna kill me, but it ain’t trying hard enough. I stood at the doorway of death, and became a brother of Lazarus, and a servant of Janus, the two-headed god of beginnings, ends, transitions, and time. The Lord delivered me I have no doubt. He made me see both the curses and …

‘A sore throat led to incurable cancer diagnosis – I didn’t think I’d see my kids grow up’

‘A sore throat led to incurable cancer diagnosis – I didn’t think I’d see my kids grow up’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter A mother of two, who once feared she would not live to see her children grow up after a persistent sore throat led to an incurable blood cancer diagnosis, has expressed profound gratitude to be alive 16 years later. Deb Gascoyne, 50, from Hagley, West Midlands, was just 34 when a precautionary blood test in July 2009 detected smouldering myeloma, an early form of blood cancer. Mrs Gascoyne, who shares her home with husband Nick, 50, and their children, Rebecca, 21, and Sam, 19, credits a nurse’s last-minute decision to take blood samples that day with an early diagnosis that potentially saved her life. Despite experiencing two relapses over the years, Mrs Gascoyne has celebrated numerous significant family milestones. She has also dedicated herself to fundraising, aiming to raise £250,000 to …

One-year-old twins diagnosed with same rare and incurable condition

One-year-old twins diagnosed with same rare and incurable condition

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter One-year-old twin boys have been diagnosed with a rare eye disorder that causes sensitivity to light and impaired vision. Jessica and Liam Lunn, who live near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, welcomed their sons, Sam and Tommy, four weeks premature in October 2024 after being conceived through IVF. Tommy spent about 36 hours in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before the family could go home, but both appeared to be happy and healthy little boys. However, at their six-week check-up, the doctor noticed something was wrong with their eyes, as they were “constantly moving”. The doctor identified nystagmus, a condition that causes rapid, uncontrollable eye movements, and referred them for further tests at the hospital. There, it was discovered that Sam and Tommy had ocular albinism, a rare genetic condition causing reduced …