Hayden Davis, 51, from Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Driving home from work one afternoon, my partner Alison’s number flashed up on my phone. I pulled over to answer her call. Little did I know that my entire life would change in that moment.
‘Hayden, I’ve got breast cancer,’ Alison, 48, stammered.
‘What?’ I gasped.
‘Don’t worry, we’ll get through it,’ she replied.
That was typical Alison, always ready to face problems head-on.
I’d known her since we were at school – in fact, I’d fancied her then! But we’d both married other partners, had children. Alison had a son, Daryl, now 25, and I had Ashton, now 22.
In 2007, when we were both single again, we’d unexpectedly bumped into each other.
We’d gone for a cuppa, and love had blossomed…
