Family tribute to 'loving' dad who died of cancer two months after 'indigestion' diagnosis
11.06.2022 - 19:29
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A family have been paying tribute to a "kind and loving" dad initially diagnosed with indigestion who tragically died of cancer two months later.
Stuart Simpson sadly passed away at the age of 56 after being diagnosed with stage four bowel and liver cancer.
After experiencing pain in his side in April 2022, he went to the doctors, where he was diagnosed with indigestion and given peptides as treatment, Yorkshire Live reports.
After the pain continued Stuart, from Yorkshire, went back to the doctors and the lumps on his lungs and bowels were eventually discovered.
Tragically, he died before he was able to begin treatment, leaving his family heartbroken.
Stuart's ex-partner, Joanne Nunns, had a three-year-old daughter, Amber Williams, when they first got together, and Stuart quickly became a strong father figure to Amber. Stuart was a father to his son with Joanne - 18-year-old Sam - and also spent time with Sam's siblings Joshua and Renesmae.
Amber, now 25, said: "It was such a shock - it was so quick. I don't see my real Dad so Stu was always there. He was always there to talk to when I needed him. That's the kind of person he was - always there to give help to anyone who needed it.
"He never asked questions, he was just there. I have two sons, Cody and Kallum, and Stu loved them. He always sent them birthday cards and asked how they were doing. He was an important part of our family."
Stuart, who was living in Nottingham at the time, started off experiencing pain in his side in April. Joanne said he went to his GP, where he was diagnosed with indigestion and given indigestion tablets.
But when the pain continued, his family encouraged him to go back. Stuart had blood tests and was then sent straight to hospital, where scans