'My wife was healthy but died at 46 after just one symptom'

'My wife was healthy but died at 46 after just one symptom'Matt Miles said it was 'dramatically unfair'CommentsNewsSteven Smith Content Editor07:07, 21 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesKaty was always very fit and healthy(Image: PA Real Life)A man whose wife died aged just 46 said she had only one symptom before she was diagnosed. Now, he is undertaking a series of challenges to raise funds for the "amazing" hospice that cared for her in her final days.‌Matt Miles, 46, a police officer living in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, said the only symptom his wife, Katy Miles, experienced before her low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (LGSOC) diagnosis – which the LGSOC Initiative says represents just 2% to 5% of ovarian cancers – was bladder control problems during a CrossFit class in 2016, when she was 37. Katy received treatment and was initially declared cancer-free, but by 2024 she discovered her cancer had spread and she entered end-of-life care provided by the charity Sue Ryder.‌Now, Matt is paying tribute to his wife, who was also a police officer, by using her police collar number – 1481 – to complete challenges including a 1,481-mile row and 1,481 burpees, as well as hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He will conclude the year-long fundraising campaign by running the London Marathon this Sunday, April 26.‌Matt said: "It was dramatically unfair. To have this disease is one thing, but to have a rare disease – for someone of her age and fitness level – there was no rhyme or reason for it. Cancer doesn't discriminate. If it gets you, it gets you."View 4 ImagesKaty was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 37(Image: PA Real Life)Matt and Katy first met in 2009 at work and began a relationship shortly afterwards, connecting over their shared passion for sport, particularly rugby and skiing. During a ski trip together in France in February 2012, Matt proposed to Katy, catching her off guard by skiing towards her wearing a tuxedo. The couple...