Glioblastoma: Laura Nuttall and Tom Parker's mothers meet
As they cross the car park, the two mothers, who were strangers until moments ago, hug.They haven't met before, but they have one awful thing in common, the loss of their children.Nicola's 23-year-old daughter Laura was a Manchester University graduate, from Barrowford in Lancashire, and Noreen's son was pop star Tom Parker, a member of boy band The Wanted.And it is this that brings these two mothers together - a shared desire to continue their children's legacies.
It was Tom who was in the public eye, not her, so at first she is a little nervous, worried she will talk too much."It's good to meet someone who has gone through it," says Noreen."With the best will in the world, they say, I know how you must feel, but they haven't got any idea."She was originally given 12 months, but lived until May.
She says sometimes the publicity was hard, particularly when she heard Laura's voice on the radio on the day she died. According to Cancer Research UK, they are the most common type of cancerous brain tumour in adults, and remain the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under the age of 40.
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