of smoking, which is why he was targeted for the scan. cathy wants the screening programme to be widened to non smokers. my husband never smoked, so under the current schemes and what s happening under the current pilot schemes he wouldn t even get looked at. but we ve got to start somewhere, and we ve got to start with the high risk people. and as you say, once we get more stories like yours, then we can prove that it works. they were all wearing pairs of roy s shoes. can you see? cathy and fiona have so much in common, not least that they were both with their husbands for 31 years. you know, people say, oh, only 31 years, but i think i was privileged to have such a lovely person for such a long time. i m so glad you say that, because i feel that i was blessed to have met him. and yes, i was only withjames for 31 years. and yes, that time was cut short. but he s enriched my life and we had a ball. ready?
cathy brokenshire said she wanted others to avoid the same fate as her husband, the old bexley and sidcup mp, who was aged 53. his widow said she hoped she could bring some positivity from his death. nearly 50,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year. people hit by flash floods last summer, are being urged to share their experiences, to try and force thames water to make improvements to drainage. the flooding happened injuly, hitting homes and businesses across half of london s boroughs. campaigners want people affected to take part in a thames water questionnaire, to highlight the scale of the problem. the water board welcomes more engagement. a brief look at the travel. the northern line has a reduced service until may. due to major upgade work. onto the weather now with kate. good morning.
james only coughed up twice with his two bouts of cancer and that led to him having parts, or his whole lung removed, within weeks. there were no other symptoms. unbelievable! nothing. just coughed up a small piece of blood. it wasn t continuous, it was just one episode. for me, i had no symptoms. it shows how important lung screening is. so that s one of his first conferences he went to. cathy has been stunned by the support that s come flooding in from people she s never met. and the messages, just the message. the messages are absolutely incredible from strangers that didn t know him to people that worked with him. i don t know, a sign of getting old. i have put my glasses on. me too. onjames s birthday, it s good to rememberjust the happy celebrations over the years. we will miss him so much and he s always in our thoughts.
my wife, cathy, and the kids have been absolutely- extraordinary at times where, - yeah, you do go to dark moments, you do really think about what does the future hold? watching at home was mandee, who was recovering from her own lung cancer treatment. and i don t know why, but i connected with him, which sounds ridiculous, but i just felt for him. i d been through the same thing. he s the same age as me. i was a couple of years down the line, but i felt like i wanted to reach out and say, if you want to talk, i m here. and have you heard of roy castle lung cancer foundation? which i did. and he responded, saying, thank you for reaching out. it s nice to know that other people have been in the same boat as me, and i m hoping for a full recovery. and there wasn t an awful lot of chat. and then the announcement in october came that he d passed away and i literally sat with my cornflakes on my lap, crying my eyes out. i couldn t believe my ears that this man who was so vibrant and
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