A newlywed body builder and bikini model who died after a two-year cancer battle has posted a tragic Facebook message from beyond the grave – stunning her family and the husband she married on her deathbed.
In the heartbreaking Facebook post, which opens with the tear-jerking sentence ‘if this is being posted it means I have finally died’, body building queen Gemma Sisson, 39, told friends and family members ‘she was finally at peace’.
The gym-fanatic, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, also told friends and family members she was ‘heartbroken to leave everyone behind’.
But she added that she hoped her death would serve as a warning to other sufferers to get themselves checked out even if they think they have beaten cancer.
Gemma and personal trainer and gym boss Ricky had been together for 16 happy years and attended body building events around the world
The emotional post appeared on Gemma’s Facebook wall after he death on Wednesday
Gemma was first diagnosed with pelvic cancer in April 2018 and underwent weeks of gruelling radiotherapy and a year of aftercare
But just one month after being given the all-clear in July 2019, NHS doctors discovered that the disease had returned and spread to her spine, liver and stomach.
Her life partner Ricky Moore revealed the pair got married in May after being given special permission to hold a ceremony by the hospice where she spent her last weeks.
Gemma died peacefully in her new husband’s arms on Wednesday – four days after the couple shared a ‘two month anniversary’ takeaway at the hospice from one of her favourite restaurants.
Just hours after her death on Wednesday afternoon, her friends and family were stunned when a defiant post appeared on her social media account.
She married her life partner Ricky Moore in May at the hospice where she spent her final weeks
It said: ‘If this is being posted it means I’ve finally died after weeks of clinging on far too long.
‘Although I’ll be heartbroken to leave behind all my loved ones I’ll be so glad to get away from what this b*****d disease has left me as.
‘I really hope that by sharing my cancer story and petitioning for secondary cancers scans to be made mandatory I’ve made a positive impact, and even if only 1 person gets some help from this then I will feel like I have accomplished something good.
‘I really can’t thank Rick enough who has been by side all the way and given me an amazing amount of love and support throughout this horrific time.
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