Sunday, 12 June 2011

Week 7, article #1

Title: Tom Daley: Father dies at 40 following battle with brain cancer

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/05/28/tom-daley-father-dies-at-40-following-battle-with-brain-cancer-115875-23162468/

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Summary of article

Robert Daley died last night while with his family, as confirmed by a statement from British Swimming. "Tom Daley's father, Rob Daley lost his battle with cancer yesterday 27th May at 21.35hours," the statement read. "Rob Daley, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2006 passed away peacefully with his family at his side.” Robert Daley is Tom Daley’s father, who’s a famous swimmer. Robert’s cancer didn’t stop him from following his son around the world, to follow his son’s career.

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My opinion

It's very saddening to read an article like this... and I feel like these situations should be private, if this happened to me, I wouldn't want the whole world to know. Though I am very touched by the dedication Robert had for his son. I believe they had a very good bond and it is unfortunate that Robert died.

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