Rob Delaney's two year old son dies of brain cancer - Sensationalist Headlines

[quote]US actor and comedian Rob Delaney has revealed that his two-year-old son Henry has died after spending half his life battling a cancerous brain tumour. Mr Delaney, who lives in London and is best known for starring in the British sitcom Catastrophe, announced the "very sad news" in a Facebook post on Friday. "I will endeavour to not go mad with grief," he wrote, adding: "We had so many wonderful adventures together." Henry's brain tumour was diagnosed in 2016, shortly after his first birthday. Mr Delaney, 41, said that at the time Henry was suffering from "persistent vomiting and weight loss". After he was admitted to an NHS hospital, doctors discovered the tumour and Henry underwent surgery to remove it. He had further treatment last year but the cancer returned and Henry died in January, Mr Delaney wrote. The comedian went on to praise the work of NHS nurses and doctors along with others who had helped care for his son, who he said had spent 15 months in hospital.[/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43012424[/url]

I can’t imagine what it’s like to lose a child like that, especially so young. It’s got to be crushing

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;53121141]I can’t imagine what it’s like to lose a child like that, especially so young. It’s got to be crushing[/QUOTE] Kind of sorrow I can understand-- the kind you choke down, have to hide from others, else it will drown you. I've not lost a child but I've lost people close to me. Some of them in ways I feel responsible for. I can tell you it never really gets better. You just learn to keep those floodgates locked. I wish I could cry with other people. I wish I could let it loose and let them know what I feel. But if I let it go out, it'll consume me again. My heart goes out to Delaney right now. Utterly horrendous.

The story pulls me down hard. It kills me to just see my kid get an IV or any kind of shot.. But to lose a child, especially so young, is just inconceivable.

My uncle died of brain cancer, it was one of the most horrendous things I'd ever seen in my childhood and one of my first experiences with death. Went from a fully functional adult to a semi-conscious drooling man shitting in a diaper in less than a year. :frown: Fuck everything about that and fuck cancer, can't even begin to imagine what Mr. Delaney's going through right now.

My very first girlfriend and first kiss when I was 16 died of cancer. While I knew she was going to go before we began dating, I made it my mission to make her happy with the time she had left. Me being so young and naive, I thought I could handle it just because I knew it was coming. Things aren't that simple though. They never are. While it's painful, it's the kind of pain that doesn't heal. As Morris said, you just sort of learn to keep the floodgates chained up. I could never imagine losing my little sisters to cancer. They're my whole world and if I lost them I would be aimless and destroyed. My heart goes out to Rob and his family. The loss of a child is incredibly soul-crushing.

[QUOTE=snookypookums;53121703]My uncle died of brain cancer, it was one of the most horrendous things I'd ever seen in my childhood and one of my first experiences with death. Went from a fully functional adult to a semi-conscious drooling man shitting in a diaper in less than a year. :frown: Fuck everything about that and fuck cancer, can't even begin to imagine what Mr. Delaney's going through right now.[/QUOTE] the only thing worse is Parkinsons/Alzheimers disease, its exactly what you described but stretched out over years. both my grandfathers went down hill rapidly and stayed that way for years

[QUOTE=Sableye;53121994]the only thing worse is Parkinsons/Alzheimers disease, its exactly what you described but stretched out over years. both my grandfathers went down hill rapidly and stayed that way for years[/QUOTE] I've seen that too - my maternal uncle died of Parkinson's. What's worse was that he was a very accomplished doctor, so it's an extra level of distress to realize and know exactly what's going wrong and despite the power of being able to fix other people, you cannot fix yourself. You are trapped in a body that will slowly fail you and the one thing that you could control, is now out of your hands. Was one of the first patients in India to undergo a (then) experimental brain implant procedure that failed. He used to have off periods where he wouldn't move at all, initially, but towards the end the tremors were so violent that he couldn't handle doing most things himself and was bedridden. He passed away after contracting pneumonia at the age of 45. A neighbor when I was growing up had Alzheimers - he was a highly respected civil engineer. He used to be very active and go for walks daily in his retirement, but it grew to the point where he couldn't remember anymore but (being a very stubborn man) still wanted to keep his habits. So his family used to let him walk up and down the long corridor of our apartment building. Because all the doors looked the same and he didn't have the capacity to remember things on the door to identify it, they used to keep their door wide open so he'd know it was safe to walk through. One day by accident the door blew itself shut because of a gust of wind and this man panicked, running up and down the halls ringing the bells of all the flats because he was lost and scared. After the initial confusion my dad found him, a grown 70 year old man, sitting and sobbing against a wall because he didn't know where he was. There's something depressing about seeing men cry, even more so when you know said person was crying out of a position of pure vulnerability, frustration and helplessness. :frown: I think a lot of these memories from my childhood let me realize that it is better to die with dignity than to prolong it this way. I've been present when two terrorist bombings but nothing on earth terrifies me as much as the possibility of being diagnosed with the big C or any of these terminal illnesses. Until an actual fully functional cure is available, I'd probably end things on my terms after setting my affairs in order than go out like that, feeling enraged that my body failed me and having to put my family through that.

[QUOTE=Flazer210;53121707]My very first girlfriend and first kiss when I was 16 died of cancer. While I knew she was going to go before we began dating, I made it my mission to make her happy with the time she had left. Me being so young and naive, I thought I could handle it just because I knew it was coming. Things aren't that simple though. They never are. While it's painful, it's the kind of pain that doesn't heal. As Morris said, you just sort of learn to keep the floodgates chained up. I could never imagine losing my little sisters to cancer. They're my whole world and if I lost them I would be aimless and destroyed. My heart goes out to Rob and his family. The loss of a child is incredibly soul-crushing.[/QUOTE] I don't usually say this but you are a great person.