Nuala Carey’s father Maurice has sadly passed away following a tough battle with cancer.
He spent much of 2018 in hospital, before moving to Blackrock hospice, where he died, surrounded by family and friends.
Speaking to the Irish Daily Mirror before his passing, Nuala said, “We never knew it would be this challenging.
“When my dad was first diagnosed with cancer, it hadn’t spread. It looked like it could be sorted. Dad started chemo and radiotherapy and we had a plan for everything.”
She continued, “He had an operation in May to remove the pancreas and the cancer. I was thrilled that he survived that operation, but he developed type one diabetes afterwards, which was expected.
“He came home but he wasn’t thriving and he couldn’t walk unaided. And he was always tired.
“Dad went back to hospital on a Friday evening in July. We didn’t know it when we left for the hospital that day that he will never come home.”
Our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time.