Manchester couple in race against time for dream wedding after tragic diagnosis

A Levenshulme couple are in a race against time to have their dream wedding following a tragic cancer diagnosis.

Connor Omerod was first diagnosed with bile duct cancer after suffering from a range of health problems as a child.

Cancerous cells were discovered following his liver transplant in 2015 and doctors told him there was nothing they could do.

In a last bid to save his life, medics told the now 30-year-old they could try pancreaticoduodenectomy, known as the Whipple procedure.

The major operation is performed to remove cancerous tumours from the head of the pancreas.

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The operation had only been carried out in England a couple of times before and had a 50/50 chance survival rate.

The procedure was successful and Connor became the third person in the country to survive the operation.

But in October 2020, the cancer returned.

Tragically, it came just months after Connor and his partner Lizzie lost their unborn baby.

“We were both overjoyed, it was something to look forward to,” he said.

“We were both heartbroken on May 1 when we found out we had unfortunately lost the baby.

“It impacted us both deeply, more than I care to let on.”

Connor was referred to The Christie in Manchester where he was told the cancer could no longer be surgically removed.

He then started chemotherapy treatment.

In February 2021, the couple moved in together to spend as much time with each other as possible.

The following month, the pair got married.

But due to Covid restrictions, only their parents were allowed to attend.

In November, Connor went to The Christie for a delayed routine scan.

There, he found out his cancer had spread. He now has life expectancy