Chesterfield hospice patient surprises wife with romantic dinner

"Jack being Jack, he's a romantic," says Rachael Timmins of her husband, who is receiving end-of-life care in a hospice. Jack wanted to take Rachael out on a date, so he organised a surprise meal at his bedside at Ashgate Hospice in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The 38-year-old spoke to nurses to arrange the memorable evening last Tuesday - and staff decorated the room, complete with flowers and candles, and provided some of their favourite foods, including paella, steak and a cheeseboard. "Doing special things like this means everything, creating lasting memories," Rachael said. "The nurses couldn't have done any more. It was so special." Jack, from Bolsover, in Derbyshire, was diagnosed with a brain tumour - called astrocytoma - after he was taken to hospital in September 2019, following an unexpected seizure. Rachael, 36, said he had no symptoms prior to the emergency, and after several scans, was told Jack had a tumour on the left side of his brain. "We were very scared," she said. "We could tell something was wrong. "He then kept losing his balance and had constant headaches. "It was the unknown. We didn't know what was going to happen." Three months later, Jack had 40% of the tum