Emmerdale saw a dramatic car smash this week, but fans of the programme aren't talking about the young girl fighting for her life in hospital. Instead, they are all directing their rage at one character.
10.05.2023 - 16:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Graeme Park has said that he’s been overwhelmed by the support shown by fans and followers, after they raised over £25,000 for cancer research. The Hacienda icon set up a crowd-fund following the death of his 18-year-old son Oliver.
Oliver died in March, after a battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that attacks muscle, nerves, fat and blood vessels. At the time, his mum Jenny described him as ‘a true warrior’ who ‘never once got angry, complained, or felt sad and fought so hard to the very end’.
Speaking in an interview on BBC Radio Manchester, during which he became overwhelmed, Graeme said that returning to work has given him ‘strength’, and that fans have been hugely generous with their donations, some even thrusting money at him at DJ gigs.
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“You can’t imagine [it] because you don’t think you’re ever going to have to experience the situation,” he said. “You really read about people who lose a child, and you think ‘it must be awful’, then it happens to you. It’s just the worst.
“It was the 22nd of March when we lost Oliver, so it’s still a bit raw. It’s still very raw. I do want to talk about it, because the cancer he had, sarcoma, is very rare and it’s often misdiagnosed, and on average it takes two years to get the correct diagnosis and by then it’s too late.
“Me and my family have been actively supporting Sarcoma UK, which is quite a small charity, because it’s a rare disease. Everyone’s heard of the Chrstie and Macmillan, and we’ve had help and support from those charities, but we’ve had a lot of support from friends, family and people who follow me. People who I work with in my industry in general.
“I took the decision a week after Oliver
Emmerdale saw a dramatic car smash this week, but fans of the programme aren't talking about the young girl fighting for her life in hospital. Instead, they are all directing their rage at one character.
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