An Ayrshire mum who suffers an extreme allergic reaction when exposed to the cold says energy price hikes are 'an additional burden' she now had to contend with.
20.01.2022 - 07:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A pregnant Scots mum has paid tribute to her ‘selfless’ husband who died just over two weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Phil Hawthorne, from Glasgow, was diagnosed with bowel cancer after experiencing back pain in recent months.
The 36-year-old was given the devastating news at the Royal Alexandra Hospital just ten days before Christmas, on December 15, 2021.
Tragically, Phil’s cancer was too advanced and doctors were unable to treat him.
He died just over two weeks later, on December 30, 2021.
His pregnant wife Ruth, who is also mum to their two-year-old son, is expecting their daughter in March.
Speaking to the Daily Record, the 35-year-old said of her husband’s passing: “There was peace there, I think the cancer was just too far along for us to even think about him being on earth, it was just better for him to go.”
A fundraiser has now been launched in Phil’s memory for Room Sixty, a youth initiative with Newton Wallacetown Church of Scotland in Ayr.
Phil had been a youth worker there since 2014 and was passionate about helping others.
Ruth explains Phil, who suffered from ulcerative colitis, had gotten a new lease of life in 2013 when he had a stoma bag fitted.
She says he was determined to 'give back'.
“He was so selfless. He had a special gift of speaking to people, young and old. He would just make you feel like you were so important, which was such a special gift to have.
“To some people, being a youth worker is just a job but he gave it his all. It was part of his life, just to help people.
“That shows because there were so many tributes, it shows the type of person he was”, she said.
The money raised will go back into funding the work Phil was passionate about.
Room Sixty also hopes to set up a yearly award
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