Heartbreaking photo of couple’s last moments together as their children say goodbye
The children of a terminally ill couple have shared a heartbreaking picture of their mum and dad’s last moments together.
Julie Bennet, a mother-of-three, was diagnosed with cancer in May 2016 while her husband, Mike Bennet, had been battling cancer since 2013 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Their children captured the poignant moment their mum and dad said goodbye to each other, just days before Mike passed away.
They have shared the picture to show the world just how much they loved each other and were together until the very end.
The couple’s friends have now promised Julie, 50, on her death bed to take care of her children.
Sue Wright, a friend of Julie’s who visited her earlier this week, said: ‘I told her the community would come together to help look after her kids – and she opened her eyes and smiled.’
Sue, along with other campaigners, are trying to raise money for the couple’s three children, Oliver, 13, Hannah, 18, and Luke, 21, so they can stay in the family home.
They have made a heartbreaking plea for help as the children face the loss of both parents in the tragedy which saw both cruelly diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Family friend, Heather Heaton Gallagher, a spokesperson for the children, said: ‘Words cannot express our desperate sadness for such a beautiful family.
‘The Bennets are known to all for their generosity, their love for life, and their down to earth approach.
‘Julie has kept the children in a normal routine whilst dealing with Mike’s illness over the past few years.
‘When Julie became ill, she made it her purpose to create as many memories as a family for the children to hold onto.’
And she added: ‘Facing a double terminal cancer diagnosis is beyond belief and, as a community, we are working hard to support the family so that they can stay together and ensure that they can continue their education as planned.’
As they cope with the loss of their father and prepare to say goodbye to their mum in St John’s Hospice, Wirral, the young Bennet family from Irby shared their parents touching last moments together.
Mike, 57, was a self-employed cabinet maker who had served his apprenticeship with Baldock’s Furniture Makers in Liverpool.
Julie worked as a primary school teacher at Somerville School, Wallasey, before she was diagnosed with cancer.
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/11/heartbreaking-photo-of-terminally-ill-couples-last-moments-together-as-their-children-say-goodbye-6441640/#mv-a
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