A woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer immediately turned to her mother for support. Kate Wyatt knew that mum Sheila, a former nurse, would be there for her every step of the way. But then the family received another devastating blow when Sheila, 76, was also diagnosed with cancer - and hers was aggressive and incurable.
Left to right- Dad Nick, Mum Sheila, son Josh, and Kate (Image: Kate Wyatt) Kate, 44, from Pulborough, said: “Mum was told she had secondary cancer in her brain. Further investigations were carried out to find the primary site and it turned out she had lung cancer. “There was nothing they could really do for her, apart from making her comfortable.
Mum declined all treatment and just wanted to go home. “So, we arranged that for her and I stopped working to care for her, along with my son Josh, and her friend Sylvia Enticknap. Mum died three weeks later.
” The family were devastated at such a shocking and sudden loss but immediately took positive action by signing up for Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life in her name and raised £1,000. A year later, Team Kate are gearing up to take part again. They will be doing so in Horsham, where Sheila lived, accompanied by dachshund Selly.
Kate with dachshund, Selly, who was gifted to her by Sheila (Image: Cancer Research UK) Kate said: “Mum bought Selly for us and she has been amazing, a massive rock. “She never leaves my side. She’s like a bit of Mum looking out for me.
She knows when there’s some.
