A young man who was diagnosed with brain cancer back in 2011 has tragically passed away together with his beloved dog.
25-year-old Stuart Hutchison was fighting a brain tumor for 8 years. Unfortunately, the disease has spread to his bones and cost him his life.
Stuart died at his home in Scotland back in January, leaving his 22-year-old wife Danielle alone with their French bulldog Nero.
Only 15 minutes after the young man’s death, however, the 2-year-old dog also passed away due to what the vets claimed to be a “ruptured spine.”
“Stuart died about 1.15pm that day, and Nero died roughly 15 minutes later,” the man’s heartbroken mother, Fiona Conaghan, explained.
“He had three dogs, but him and Nero were like one man and his dog. Nero was the dog which was always with him. Danielle was heartbroken to have lost both of them, but she has been so strong.
“We got Stuart home four weeks ago because he wanted to die at home because that’s where he was born. We cared for him at home. We expected it but it is still tough. It is still a shock and traumatic when it finally comes.”
As the mother admitted, the tragic passing was far from easy even though his premature death was expected because the man was never in remission.
“He went into hospital to start chemo at the end of 2018 and he was then having scans every three months,” she added.
“At a scan in March, they said the chemo was working. Him and Danielle went on holiday to Spain in May and he started getting a pain in his hand. He went for a check-up and they were convinced there was nothing wrong.
“But then by June it started to affect his whole arm and that’s when they did a scan and saw cancer had taken over his whole brain and had spread to his bones and his pelvis.
“We always knew this was a possibility. Stuart was a strong, loveable character, everyone loved him.”
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