he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in 2014. he wrote a darkly funny book (Pear Shaped by Adam Blain) about his diagnosis and treatment. he just had a tweet from cindy mccain, widow of senator john mccain, saying her husband read from his book every day and it made hi laugh! now he can't work and has bad short term memory loss. but he has just published 'a very unlikely sequel ' - about living with uncertainty. sorry for shameless plug. but not really. he deserves it - please take a look. www.amazon.co.uk/Grin-Pear-Most-Unlikely-Sequel-ebook/dp/B07K27FHDJ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=adam+blain&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1542058033&sr=8-3 …