Rosie and others are sharing their stories so other families don’t have to face the trauma they endured
John Strutt was just 47-years-old when he died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years prior.A few days later, on Tuesday November 21, his daughter Rosie's 16th birthday, John went to see his GP who noticed he "wasn't a good colour" and he was sent straight to Antrim Hospital. As the family say in an all-white room, they then noticed that John was a luminous yellow colour, they say similar to Home Simpson.
In January John had Whipples’ Procedure, a surgery taking over seven hours, at the Mater Hospital, Belfast, followed by seven months of oral chemotherapy. "Their communication kept our family strong. When the CT scan came back the second time, I was in the middle of my first year A-Levels. My parents kept it a secret so I could stay focused, then told us all together on the day I finished.
"Jaundice is one of the main characteristics. I kicked myself for not noticing it earlier. We also thought he had an upset stomach because certain food disagreed with him. Pain on eating is another common symptom. I’m now well-educated on the symptoms, but had I known back then, there would have been a better chance of survival.
"It was all part of my dad’s master plan. Little Frank, the staffy arrived in July 2020 and he is Mum’s bestie. Grief is a funny thing. One day I cry at everything, pictures, songs, things that remind me of him. On other days I laugh about the good times and the memories and the traits we share.
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