Kyle Ingram-Baldwin, a 40-year-old father of four from Kent, UK, passed away from bowel cancer a mere eight months after he first felt stomach pain. Mirror UK reports that Kyle initially assumed the discomfort was caused by stress, which was something doctors originally concurred with.
Kyle started experiencing abdominal pain in October last year, which he blamed on stress. His family thought he might have gallstones and recommended that he seek medical consultation. After a visit to a doctor, he was informed that the pain was probably stress-induced because of his relatively young age. Gallstones were eliminated at this point.
Kyle came back to the hospital a week later since his condition kept on worsening.
Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
Later ultrasound and CT scans also showed tumors in his liver. Kyle was later diagnosed with bowel cancer that had already metastasized at the time of diagnosis. Only two weeks later, he was told that it was stage-four cancer.
Even with the tragic news, Kyle chose six rounds of chemotherapy and other treatments in an attempt to extend his life for his family’s sake. He was a father of four kids between 12, 9, 3, and 1 years of age. Unfortunately, the cancer kept advancing, and he died within months.
Kyle’s Final Request
In his last days, Kyle made a tearful plea to have persistent symptoms taken seriously and for people to go to see a doctor in a timely manner.
Medical professionals warn that symptoms of bowel cancer such as persistent tummy pain, altered bowel habit, unusual bloating, unintentional weight loss, lumps in the tummy, and breathlessness must not be dismissed.
They suggest seeing a doctor if any of these symptoms last more than three weeks.
