Wedding was ‘greatest day of their lives’ however a couple of days later one among them was useless

Tragedy struck a happy couple just days after tying the knot on what was the ‘best day of their lives’.

Only months earlier, Paul Hodgson, 56, received a devastating cancer diagnosis after starting to feel unwell in December.

After suffering symptoms including excessive burping, dark urine, loose stools and back pain, Paul made the decision to seek medical help and booked to see a doctor. Despite tests being carried out, he was told there was nothing to worry about.

But Paul’s health continued to worsen after arriving home from a holiday to Egypt with wife Diane. Once they got back to the UK, Paul booked another appointment with the doctor, and the GP noticed that his skin had turned yellow.

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Diane made the decision to take her husband to A&E as his condition became more severe, and it was there that after a series of scans to determine the issue, Paul was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

After many attempts to try and cure Paul it was eventually deemed that he was too unwell to continue with further treatment, the pair made the decision to marry at their home on June 13.

Sadly, just five days later Paul passed away with his wife telling the Manchester Evening News: “The cancer had spread so badly, it was just so quick. He was so strong.”

She added: “I knew it would be a bad outcome from day one because I work for the NHS, but I kept reading and hoping that he would live for a bit longer. But after the operation, he was getting thinner and thinner. I was trying to feed him and he could hardly eat small portions.”

“He was just clinging on to everything. He never said he was in pain – but he was in pain. In the last few days, he said, ‘I’ve only got a few days left.'”

He was described as “really good fun”, loved scuba diving, music and Liverpool FC.

Diane continued: “We wanted to get married and had to get a special license to marry at home because he wasn’t well enough. Our house was full of love, you could feel it. We’ve got such special friends and family. We had a cake from Slattery’s and two young girls came and did my hair and makeup.”

Sadly, just days later he died at The Christie Hospital: “We just watched telly and he slept for quite a lot of it,” Diane said: “I just knew he wasn’t coming home. I sat him on the chair because he was uncomfortable and agitated. I said I would ring the nurses because he had some pain and I just knew.”

“I pulled the buzzer and they told me to hold his hand and talk to him. I didn’t cry, I just said, ‘You’ve been so brave, darling, it’s time to have a rest now. I just held his hand and talked to him and stroked his hair. “I loved him so much,”.

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