Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Tragedy as ex-bodybuilder, 39, loses battle with liver cancer which he blamed on 10,000 calorie per day pizza and energy drink diet

        Former bodybuilder Dean Wharmby, 39, has passed away after a tumour was found on his liver in November 2014 that was too big to operate on. He is pictured before he was diagnosed with cancer
A former bodybuilder diagnosed with aggressive liver cancer has died aged just 39.
Dean Wharmby, a father-of-one, was told he had just weeks to live in November last year after a large tumour was found on his liver.
But Mr Wharmby, an ex-personal trainer, fought his illness until Sunday, when he passed away a hospice, with his partner Charlotte Rigby at his side. see photo after the cut...

Mr Wharmby, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, attracted almost 10,000 followers on Facebook, where, through his page 'Dean's Journey', he shared his experiences of the illness, from his diagnosis to the pain he suffered.
             After his diagnosis Mr Wharmby was offered chemotherapy but says doctors 'basically said there was no point'
                      Mr Wharmby is pictured with partner Charlotte Rigby in a hospice a week before his death. He tried to fight cancer using natural medicine, adopting a strict diet and cutting out sugar and meat
                  Mr Wharmby is survived by his partner Charlotte Rigby, whom he called his 'rock' and their daughter Scarlett
                       Mr Wharmby used to eat 10,000 calories a day and seven to eight energy drink cans in a quest to attain the perfect bodybuilder's physique                  
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