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A FOOTBALL-mad dad passed away just months after the birth of his first daughter, with doctors dismissing him as "sleep deprived parent with a newborn". Dad-of-three Sam Bravo-Hibberd, 34, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, began experiencing personality changes and suffered from headaches and confusion. 6 Sam Bravo-Hibberd, 34, began experiencing personality changes and suffered from headaches and confusion Credit: braintumourresearch.

org 6 His symptoms were put down to him being sleep deprived parent Credit: braintumourresearch.org 6 But Sam was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour Credit: braintumourresearch.org 6 He passed away in February this year Credit: braintumourresearch.



org His symptoms became particularly pronounced in the weeks after his wife Mauricee gave birth to their third child, Alejandria. Sam was at first told by doctors that he was suffering from migraines due to being sleep deprived as a new dad. But just two months after welcoming his daughter into the world, the former satellite engineer and business consultant was diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma (GBM).

Given just weeks to live, Sam underwent surgery and radiotherapy to shrink the tumour, but his cancer proved particularly aggressive. The dad passed away in February, leaving his wife and children heartbroken. "There will forever be an excruciating void in me that will never be filled, only eased by our beautiful memories," Mauricee told The Peterborough Telegraph .

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