Countryfile host Adam Henson's wife writes heartbreaking goodbye letters after cancer diagnosis
Countryfile host Adam Henson has opened up about his wife Charlie's devastating cancer diagnosis. The mum of two was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2021 after falling ill towards the end of 2020.
Tests found a four-and-a-half centimetre tumour on Charlie's pancreas, located in a 'tricky position'. The couple had both known people who had passed away from pancreatic cancer, leaving Charlie convinced she was going to lose her life.
She prepared for her potential death and even penned letters to her husband, their children and her sisters before she went into an operation. Thankfully, Charlie's fears didn't come true.
"We knew people who'd died of pancreatic cancer and I absolutely felt this was going to be the end of my life," Charlie previously admitted. Her diagnosis also prompted her and Adam to get married, after being together since they were teenagers.
During an interview with the Mirror in October 2023, Charlie explained that after "28 years together" it was easy to get a "bit complacent" but that getting married was suddenly "really important." Charlie continued to add that they just "didn't know how long" they had left, and that she "wanted Adam to know I was committed to him."
Devoted Adam, who was left feeling "terrified" and "totally lost" following Charlie's diagnosis, accepted her proposal immediately, all the while fearing their married life would be cut brutally short. The couple tied the knot at Stroud Registry Office in September 2021.
Charlie was mere hours away from undergoing a complex operation doctors hoped would give her a shot at one day meeting her grandchildren when she got hitched to Adam. Adam recalled: "We cried a lot. Those vows cemented my emotions and let me say from the heart how I feel about Charlie. The registrar wasn't aware of our situation and said she'd never had such an emotional couple. For us, it was a way of saying goodbye to everyone."
He continued: "There were a lot of tears and a lot of emotion in the room. Charlie wore an ivory dress and looked stunning when she walked in with her mum. We were both crying through the vows, and the next very emotional time for me was giving a speech at the reception."
