A devastated Scottish mother is heartbroken after her terminally ill son died on holiday in Fuerteventura

A devastated Scottish mother is heartbroken after her terminally ill son died on holiday in Fuerteventura

A devastated Scottish mother is heartbroken after her terminally ill son died on holiday in Fuerteventura.

Leslie Duck was on a break in the sun with her son David, who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer when he suffered a heart attack in Fuerteventura on Sunday. The West Lothian family, from Bathgate, were staying at Caybeach Caleta in the west of the island when tragedy struck and an ambulance took away the 43-year-old's body while Leslie was left reeling trying to communicate with locals.

David's 64-year-old mother said she often went on holiday with her son following his terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis but unfortunately had no travel insurance which complicated matters. Leslie is now struggling with the financial side of losing her son. She plans to return to Scotland on Tuesday after figuring out what to do. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Department (FCDO) is supporting the family.



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