A MUM who was "terrified" of living without her terminally ill husband died of a "broken heart" just three days before he passed away from cancer. Sharon and Wayne Dann had been married for almost 10 years and referred to each other as their "soul mate". In October 2023, Wayne, who had previously undergone radiotherapy for cancer in his groin, discovered it had spread to his lungs and required surgery.
Doctors sadly couldn't remove it, and in February, the 57-year-old was told he had sarcoma - a rare type of tumour that develops in bone and connective tissue. The landscape gardener was due to start chemotherapy, but in March, Wayne's condition deteriorated and he was rushed to hospital. Sharon, 54, refused to leave his bedside for six days, Her daughter Ellie Steward said her mum struggled to eat or sleep as she was so scared of living in a world without her husband.
The 29-year-old described their relationship as one that was based on mutual adoration and lots of laughter as they were simply "each other's person". Just three days before Wayne died, Ellie received a life-changing phone call from her mum, who was struggling to breathe. She rushed to Warwick Hospital, where she was told Sharon had suffered a heart attack caused by broken heart syndrome - also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome .
The rare condition occurs when a person experiences sudden severe stress that can rapidly weaken the heart muscle and be life-threatening. Sharon was placed into a med.
