TRIBUTES are pouring in for a Manchester United youth team player who has tragically died after a battle with cancer.
Bobby Power, who also played ‘Gorgeous’ Gordon Burley in the football film There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble, has died aged 40.
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Bobby Power, former Manchester United youth team player, dies aged 40 Credit: MEN Media
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Dad also appeared in There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble
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Bobby was diagnosed with pancreatic cancerCredit: MEN Media
The father-of-three played for Manchester United’s youth team in the 1990s and spent years as a personal trainer in the city.
In the years that followed, he gained a large following on the Internet by sharing his love of fitness and the outdoors.
Tributes are now pouring in for Bobby, who died tragically in February.
One of his heartbroken daughters, Kaitlyn Eadsforth, said: “He was really outgoing. Literally wherever he went, he would talk to everybody.
“He was like a social butterfly, in every room he entered.
“If he wasn’t in the gym, he was climbing mountains. He loved helping other people.
“That’s what he was really about – helping people physically and mentally.”
A fitness enthusiast was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after feeling unusually tired while climbing a mountain.
Bobby was transferred to Dr. Kershaw’s Hospital in Oldham, where his appearance changed dramatically.
His mum Estrella Barry said: “He spent the rest of his life trying to find a cure. He wanted to live for his girls. He did everything he could.
“He thought he was going to get stronger so he could have chemotherapy in Liverpool.
“But unfortunately that’s the last place he went.”
It was at the hospice where Bobby married Jemma Power-Bliss on Valentine’s Day, in front of friends and family.
Estrella continued, “He couldn’t walk or anything. He was like a little skeleton. That’s what he wanted, but a few weeks later he died.
“He inspired so many people because he was such an active person.”
Bobby is survived by daughters Loren (20), Kaitlyn (19) and Heidi (12).
The JustGiving page was started by his friend Leigh Sarsfield, who is running a 100-mile ultramarathon to raise money for the hospice.
Two ‘silent’ symptoms of pancreatic cancer
BY ISABEL SHAW
PANCREATIC cancer is often known as the ‘silent killer’ because its symptoms are so hard to spot – especially in the early stages.
However, there are a few early signs that people are urged to watch out for.
Symptoms to look out for are back pain, indigestion, abdominal pain and weight loss.
But researchers have now identified two other, lesser-known symptoms.
In a study last year, researchers from the University of Oxford found that increased thirst and dark yellow urine can be caused by pancreatic cancer.
dr. Weiqi Liao, a data scientist at the university, said: “When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed earlier, patients have a better chance of survival.
“It is possible to diagnose patients when they visit a GP, but both patients and GPs need to be aware of the symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer.”
Pancreatic cancer is the eleventh most common cancer in the UK and the sixth leading cause of cancer death.
The cancer has the lowest survival rate of any common cancer in the UK – more than half of patients die within three months of diagnosis.
The disease affects a large gland that is part of the digestive system – the pancreas is located behind the stomach and below the liver.
It has two main functions: injecting digestive enzymes into the intestines to help break down food and releasing the hormones insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar.
Pancreatic cancer occurs when malignant – cancerous – cells form in the tissues of the pancreas.
As with all types of cancer, there are certain things that can increase your risk of developing the disease.
According to Cancer Research UK, smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes and chewing tobacco increases the risk of pancreatic cancer.
They found that nearly one in three pancreatic cancers (about 30 percent) may be linked to smoking.
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Bobby married Jemma Power-Bliss on Valentine’s Day, in front of friends and familyCredit: MEN Media
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His heartbroken mother Estrella said he was confident he would get betterCredit: MEN Media
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