some sad news
hi there,
some of you may know that my mum, Sharon, has been fighting cancer for the last few years.
we were recently told that, due to some unfortunate health complications, mums treatment would stop, and she would not have much time left.
this is an update to let you know that mum passed away on Friday 6th of December 2024.
over those last few days she grew weaker and weaker, but she was surrounded by love and family, and dad never left her side.
some of you may recognise the date of her death as also being her birthday, which was a milestone she was determined to reach. we were told repeatedly across the week that this would be unlikely, but once again, mum defied all odds with her strength and bravery.
she didn’t leave until she was ready to do so.
we decided to move her birthday party earlier in the week, celebrating with cake and balloons on Tuesday the 3rd. she even managed a little sip of champagne, saying it was “very delicious”.
please bear with me during this period. as you can imagine there is lots of admin and funeral planning to do, and i am continuing with all my work commitments, alongside supporting my family. so colleagues and collaborators, please don’t worry, i’m still active, and feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions about how this might affect any projects we are working on.
loved-ones, friends and enemies, i’m afraid that my next month or so will be quite hectic. i’m going to drop messages and forget plans, i’m sorry.
you can leave messages of support in the comment box below, and you’re welcome to whatsapp or DM me, but i almost definitely won’t have the time to respond, so please try not to ask me questions. i have a good support network around me, so please don’t worry if you haven’t heard from me in a while - i’m most likely just not finding the time to reply or get back to you.
if we see each other in person, it’s completely fine to acknowledge the situation and send love to me and my family but i’ll probably not want to talk about things in detail, so i’d appreciate if you didn’t ask too many questions.
you’re welcome to share this with people that you think might want or need to know. it’s not secret or private, and it’s actually kind of helpful to have some of the sharing taken off my plate.
lots of love,
Duncan x