Charlie chose to delay her operation by a week as the doctor said it wouldn't make much difference. This allowed them to have "the most wonderful day". Adam remembered their wedding day fondly: "Charlie wore an ivory dress and looked beautiful. When I saw her walking in on the arm of her mum, I had to struggle to hold it together. Everyone knew that she was going into hospital the next day and it was very emotional. But we also tried very hard not to think of what was hanging over us." She added: "By now I had regular diarrhoea, I was washed out and drained – but the tests the GP had run were not showing anything up, nor had a colonoscopy. One final test did show that I wasn’t absorbing food properly and she prescribed a drug called Creon, which provides artificial enzymes. But I had also done what we are all told not to do: Googled my symptoms. It had brought up pancreatic cancer, so I asked if this was a possibility. She assured me that this was highly unlikely but agreed it would be sensible to organise a scan to be safe."

Adam says: "The whole experience was brutal. Watching her suffer was heart-breaking. But since then, we have made a point of doing lots of things together. Travel is something we both love and we’ve tried to fit in as much as possible, to Japan and elsewhere. And our Christmas in 2021 was the best of my life." It's important to remember that these symptoms can be caused by many different conditions and are not usually the result of cancer. Having children with Adam was our commitment to each other," she says. "A wedding had never been important. Now, suddenly, it was the most important thing in the world. It’s ridiculous but I really, really wanted everyone to know how much I love Adam; most importantly, I wanted him to know. It was suddenly such a big thing."Pancreatic cancer is caused by the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the pancreas, a large gland that's part of the digestive system. We were both stunned," Charlie recalled. "It is hard to blame medical professionals who deal with life or death every day, but when they deliver a statement like that, so matter-of-factly, the effect is devastating." Charlie revealed that she was unable to walk after the registrar "dropped that bomb", with Adam having to carry her down the corridor of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Due to Covid restrictions, Adam wasn't allowed in with her when she had to have blood taken.

Around half of all new cases are diagnosed in people aged 75 or over. It's uncommon in people under 40 years of age. Did you know that one sheep shearer can shear 200 sheep in a day? Or that robots can milk cows? Do you know what a beetle bank is? Or how peas are harvested? However, Adam and Charlie were told that only two percent of pancreatic cancer is neuroendocrine and, even if it was, the size and positioning of the tumour made it difficult to operate on. If it was not neuroendocrine, then all they could do was offer palliative care. Join the UK's most-loved farmer, Adam Henson, on a fascinating journey around the farm. In this interactive non-fiction book, with over 40 flaps, you can discover where food comes from, peek inside a combine harvester, and uncover incredible facts about popular farm animals.Adam, who owns the Cotswold Farm Park, says: "The wedding was a great distraction, giving us both something positive to concentrate on. So, for me, the full impact of what was happening only hit me at our regular Thursday morning meeting with my business partner Duncan Andrews, and the senior management team at Cotswold Farm Park. Adam - and his trusty sheepdog, Peg - are the perfect guides for your day on the farm. With colourful scenes, clever flaps that will intrigue a wide age group, and lively illustration, this is a book for all budding farmers and animal-lovers. Both entertaining and educational, this is quality, fascinating non-fiction for families. Read more Details Charlie was told by her GP that it was "highly unlikely" she had pancreatic cancer, but a scan was arranged just to be safe. She said: "While I was waiting to go in, I was overcome by a terrible foreboding, a feeling of utter fear and dread. I was absolutely convinced there was something seriously wrong. I tried to ignore it, telling myself I was just nervous, but I think from that moment, deep down, I knew I was in trouble."