Our mum survived cancer misdiagnosis - but dad then took his own life

Our mum survived cancer misdiagnosis - but dad then took his own life2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKen BanksNorth east Scotland reporterCrowley familyMary and David had been together since they were teenagersWhen Mary Crowley was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 67, her family turned their lives upside down in a bid to make her life as good as possible in the time she had left.Mary and her husband David moved away from their beloved home in Tomintoul, Moray, in 2023. And their son moved his family from England to Scotland's central belt, so they could all be closer to each other.However, when it later transpired there had actually been a misdiagnosis, David struggled to cope with the mixture of emotions - and took his own life at the age of 70 in early 2024. Mary has since completed her treatment for what was actually stage one breast cancer, and was free from cancer at her last appointment.NHS Grampian has apologised for "errors" and the "distress" caused, but the family has spoken about the anger that remains about what happened.Lizzie CrowleyMary Crowley (left) pictured with husband David and daughters Lizzie (centre) and EmilyThe case emerged after the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) upheld a complaint from the family about the standard of care provided.The couple had been together since they were teenagers.They got married in 1978, and moved to Tomintoul in the 1980s, where David worked as a GP, and Mary was the practice manager.Mary noticed a breast dimple in early 2023.A biopsy revealed cancer, and then after a MRI scan she was told she had stage four metastatic breast cancer.Crowley familyThis photo of the couple was taken about 12 years ago"We were not expecting a late stage cancer diagnosis," daughter Lizzie, 46, told BBC Scotland News."There is always uncertainty in diagnosis, but this was conveyed as certainty."We automatically went into planning mode and made huge life-ch...