[United Kingdom] 'My son died at 24 - now I'm doing his bucket list'

12/19/24 at 03:00 AM

[United Kingdom]  'My son died at 24 - now I'm doing his bucket list' 
BBC News; by Adam Eley and Alison Holt; 12/16/24 
Alex Spencer's son Declan - who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy - died last year at the age of 24, and she admits she has still not gone a day without crying. "I think society has a misconception that a carer gets their life back [when a loved one dies]," she said. Declan had drawn up a bucket list but died before he could finish it. Now Alex, who wants to raise awareness of the difficulties disabled people face in getting the right care, is taking up the challenge - including visiting Paris, getting a tattoo Declan designed and taking his adapted van around a famous German race track.

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