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Couple’s joy turns to sorrow as groom dies just days after wedding

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Couple’s joy turns to sorrow as groom dies just days after wedding

A devastated wife has shared the heart-wrenching story of her husband’s tragic death just days after their wedding.

Diane and Paul Hodgson, who had been together for a decade, tied the knot in their Manchester home in what Diane describes as the “best day of my life.” Just months before, Paul had received a shocking cancer diagnosis that left them both reeling.




Paul, 56, started feeling unwell around Christmas when he noticed excessive burping, dark urine, loose stools, and back pain. The tiler sought medical advice and underwent blood and stool tests, but nothing alarming was found.

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However, during a week-long holiday to Egypt, Paul’s health took a turn for the worse. Upon returning, his GP noticed his skin had started to yellow – a change that had gone unnoticed due to his holiday tan, reports the Mirror.

Despite the worrying symptoms, Paul was simply asked to return the following week for more blood tests. But Diane, alarmed by her husband’s rapidly deteriorating condition, rushed him to A&E.

Diane and Paul Hodgson(Image: Diane Hodgson)

There, a CT scan revealed a mass on his pancreas, and further tests confirmed it was pancreatic cancer. Paul underwent surgery to remove the cancer on March 1 and was allowed to go home 12 days later. However, follow-up scans showed the cancer had already spread.

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