The midfielder gained 25 caps for England in a career that took in Anfield as well as Newcastle United - where he later went on to become assistant manager. Sitting there together after being called in to discuss the examinations, you hear the horrible word – the worst one you can ever hear – cancer. Sitting on the edge of the bed with her one day, she just said: ‘This is going to be a long haul isn’t it?’ But she wasn’t going to let it beat her. He walked in and said: ‘Hi Carole, Terry, everything OK?’ I knew then it was going to be good news. That was another thing that kept Carole going.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2018 17:15 UTC