Advertisement For Trine Kirkegaard Simpson and her husband Matt, 2012 should have been one of the best years of their lives. The couple, who met backpacking before marrying in 2007, were living in Singapore and had just welcomed their second son Oliver. Trine Kirkegaard Simpson: "Don't think that it can't happen to you because sometimes I feel like what has happened to us is people's worst nightmare. " Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui In the months following Oliverâs birth, Matt began to have subtle but increasing indigestion, bloating, stomach pain and heartburn; something that Trine said in hindsight should have raised alarms. The young couple put it down to the stress of starting a new job and raising a young family, but when a friend pointed out Matt's excessive weight loss, Trine says she suddenly realised how tired and gaunt he appeared. It was almost as though she was looking at a "stranger".