Bad News
In 1989, Richard’s sister had died from cystic fibrosis. Richard was also tested in the 1980s for the disease, but the results came back negative. When the doctor sat him down to tell him the news, he and Emma were dumbfounded.
The Diagnosis
“The consultant sat us down in his office and broke it to me as Emma said by my side,” he explained. “He said, ‘I’m really sorry to tell you, Richard, that you’ve got cystic fibrosis.” But the devastation didn’t end there…