'He just lived every day for other people.'
Derek Thompson had lung cancer which spread to his brain - but remained as positive and upbeat as he could.
Andrew, who is a specialist nurse, said his dad's main symptom was nausea. He had told him to go hospital 'to get checked in case he needed some stronger medicine'. The Randalstown man added: "Dad was remarkably fit, was able to row 15km and had a gym out in the shed... The Co Antrim man added: "He attended chemotherapy sessions in the City and he always looked out for others. He always looked out for a quieter patient and always made time to go over and speak to them. He ended up nearly as a counsellor in there. Always telling other chemo patients to keep pushing and fighting.
"Dad, Mark and myself did a fairly good hike in around April 2021 when we had an awareness he probably had lung cancer, and even after his lung surgery, he made it up again.
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