{"id":217935,"date":"2025-10-22T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/217935\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:27:12","slug":"jessie-wallaces-sister-danielle-mason-reveals-her-father-has-died-after-a-12-year-battle-with-leukaemia-and-says-i-have-never-felt-pain-like-this-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/217935\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Wallace’s sister Danielle Mason reveals her father has died after a 12-year battle with leukaemia and says ‘I have never felt pain like this in my life’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By JESSICA JANES, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 06:04 EDT, 22 October 2025 | Updated: 06:11 EDT, 22 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Jessie Wallace<\/a>‘s sister Danielle Mason has revealed her father Ronald has died after a long 12-year battle with leukaemia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The TV presenter, 42, announced the heartbreaking news via her Instagram page on Wednesday, saying ‘I have never felt pain like this in my life’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sharing several photographs of her father over the years, Danielle captioned the post: ‘Dad, you watched me take my first breath, I watched you take your last, you battled leukaemia for 12 years, and you didn\u2019t deserve it.<\/p>\n

‘Dad you were truly the best dad I could ever have wished for, you and mum are my inspiration to what real love is, you have always been there for me and my children.<\/p>\n

‘I have never felt pain like this in my life and neither have my children. You and my mum are the best things a daughter could ever wish for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Until we meet again (heartbroken emoji) I love you more than I could ever put into words. #leaukemiaawareness.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jessie Wallace’s sister Danielle Mason has revealed her father Ronald has died after a long 12-year battle with leukaemia\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The TV presenter, 42, announced the heartbreaking news via her Instagram page on Wednesday, saying ‘I have never felt pain like this in my life’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tributes poured in for Ronald, who had been married to Jessie’s mother, Annette, for over 30 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commenting on Danielle’s post, one fan wrote: ‘Sending love with a big hug (heart emoji)’;\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Sending you so much love gorgeous’; ‘Sending love my darling x’; ‘Sending you love baby girl\u2026 it\u2019s the hardest thing to process when your parents pass xx sending you love and light to you and your family!’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ben Ofoedu wrote: ‘I’m so sorry to hear this my heart, prayers and thoughts are with you (prayer hands emoji)’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that affects blood cells in your bone marrow, usually white blood cells.<\/p>\n

Bone marrow is a spongy tissue found inside some of your bones, and it’s where the body produces blood cells.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With leukaemia, blood cells are not produced the way they should be, and some people may have too many, too few, or blood cells that don’t work properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are different types of leukaemia depending on the type of blood cell affected and how the condition develops.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Danielle captioned the post: ‘Dad, you watched me take my first breath, I watched you take your last, you battled Leukaemia for 12 years, and you didn\u2019t deserve it,’<\/p>\n

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Tributes poured in for Ronald, who had been married to Jessie’s mother, Annette, for over 30 years<\/p>\n

Some types are slow-growing (chronic) and some are fast-growing (acute).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leukaemia symptoms vary depending on the type of condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, some of the common symptoms include tiredness that lasts a long time and doesn’t improve with rest, bruising and bleeding more easily, repeated infections and high temperatures.<\/p>\n

As well as unexplained weight loss and swollen lymph nodes (glands in your neck, armpit, and groin)<\/p>\n

According to Cancer Research UK, approximately 10,400 new cases of Leukaemia are diagnosed each year in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WHAT IS LEUKAEMIA?<\/a><\/p>\n

Leukaemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue, usually the bone marrow.<\/p>\n

It leads to the over-production of abnormal white blood cells, which fight off infections.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But a higher number of white blood cells means there is ‘less room’ for other cells, including red blood cells – which transport oxygen around the body – and platelets – which cause blood to clot when the skin is cut.<\/p>\n

There are many different types of leukaemia, which are defined according to the immune cells they affect and how the disease progresses.<\/p>\n

For all types combined, 9,900 people in the UK were diagnosed with leukaemia in 2015, Cancer Research UK statistics reveal.<\/p>\n

And in the US, around 60,300 people were told they had the disease last year, according to the National Cancer Institute.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most cases have no obvious cause, with the cancer not being contagious or inherited.<\/p>\n

Leukaemia generally becomes more common with age – the exception being acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which peaks in children.<\/p>\n

Other risk factors include being male, exposed to certain chemicals or radiation, and some bone-marrow disorders.<\/p>\n

Symptoms are generally vague and get worse over time.<\/p>\n

These can include:<\/p>\n

TirednessFrequent infectionsSweatsBruisingHeavy periods, nose bleeds or bleeding gumsPalpitations\u00a0Shortness of breath<\/p>\n

Acute leukaemia – which progresses rapidly and aggressively – is often curable via chemo, radiotherapy or a stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n

Chronic forms of the disease – which typically progress slowly – tend to incurable, however, these patients can often live with the disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Source: Leukaemia Care<\/a><\/p>\n

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