A GIRL revealed her grief after her father’s death only a few months after he saw something was when he called her.
Keith Jackson, 54, in Portugal was building a nursing home for himself and his wife when he called his family via video.
They discovered that he had spoken, made things up, and looked “drunk. “
Tragically, he died 3 months after being diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), a form of brain tumor.
His daughter Lianne, 26, told MEN: “Our circle of relatives lives all over the country, so we called each other through a video and on one call it was like Dad was drunk.
“When I spoke it sounded silly and I started a new sentence without completing the last one. He also made up things that we knew hadn’t happened as if he were overexcited.
“I had missed calls from my brother Luke, when despite everything we talked on the phone, he told me that Dad was in the hospital with a brain tumor. It was the first time I heard Dad go to the hospital, let alone have a tumor.
“I had so many questions that I didn’t know what to do with myself. “
Keith went to the hospital while still in Portugal and got a devastating diagnosis.
He returned home to Greater Manchester, where a CT scan showed a brain injury and underwent radiotherapy.
Tragically, Keith made the harrowing decision to avoid all remedy and passed away in February 2020.
Lianne said, “Dad encouraged Luke and I to live our lives to the fullest and didn’t need us to see him sick.
“He had some radiation treatment sessions that made him very sick, and he avoided any other treatment, and finally fell bedridden and couldn’t eat.
“When I visited him in February, I sat next to him and read.
Glioblastoma is an aggressive, fast-growing tumor with an incredibly short expectation.
For most people diagnosed with glioblastoma, life expectancy is 12 to 15 months.
Those who make the decision not to go through the remedy deserve to live about 3 months.
In March 2022, Tom Parker, a member of The Wanted, died of glioblastoma at the age of 33.
Former Secretary of Public Health and Culture Tessa Jowell died in May 2018 of glioblastoma.
People may mistake their symptoms for other problems, such as tension or even a hangover.
Symptoms can worsen very quickly and progress to unconsciousness.
Research on brain tumors indicates that tumors increase tension in the skull and cause headaches.
Other symptoms to watch out for are:
“As I gave up I bent down to give him a kiss on the cheek and I felt my hand and when he said ‘I love you’ I knew it would be the last time I would see my father. “
Lianne now plans to participate in 3 marathons in 3 days to increase the budget for brain tumor studies to find a cure.
The marine science assignment manager will be supported by his or her brother, spouse, and uncle.
Mel Tiley, director of Community Development at Brain Tumor Research, said: “Stories like Keith’s are devastating and highlight the lack of remedies for patients diagnosed with brain tumours.
“We thank Lianne for sharing her father’s story with us and wish her the best of the best as she takes on an incredibly complicated challenge to raise awareness of this horrific disease. “
To make a donation, Lianne’s fundraising page.
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