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Triple M radio presenter Robin Bailey has confirmed next Friday will be her last morning on air.

The Brisbane-basedThe Big Breakfasthost told The Courier Mail she’s resigning to spend more time with her husband Sean Pickwell, who was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2017.

“We were told [Sean] had six months [left to live] 14 months ago, and that in itself is wonderful it wasn’t the case, but we spent a fair bit of time searching for or believing there was going to be some cures – medical or alternative – and we’re not saying that doesn’t work for some people but he has gotten to a critical point in his journey,” Bailey told the publication.

“This last week was tough and I thought ‘nope, that was it’. I hope this is a miracle and he is here next year, but I need to spend time with my husband and not feel bad about the juggle.”

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Posting to Instagram on Sunday morning, Bailey shared that they weren’t expecting their story to be featured on the front page ofThe Sunday Mail.

“This week it became clear to me that I needed to be home for the near future,” she wrote.

“The reason is Sean’s cancer but he wanted the announcement of his terminal diagnosis to be in his words so here we are. I’ve been really cautious about talking about it publicly as it’s not my story to tell.”

In an open letter published by The Sunday Mailtitled ‘Why A Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me’, Pickwell has spoken about the “truly wonderful” things to come out of “trauma and nastiness” of terminal cancer.

“Let’s not sugarcoat this though. This shit has a crappy ending. This toxic and venomous cancer is destroying my body but what has come from this journey is almost impossible to really describe. I hope my words can inspire you to take some action now, before it’s too late,” he wrote.

“Life can be so much better when you don’t have much of it left. One day of really living is worth years of serious unhappiness, which unfortunately is what most people go through.”

Pickwell also said although he never thought he’d be “the cancer guy”, his diagnosis has given people the opportunity to be kind and do kind things and changed his relationships with his children and wife.

“My intensity of love for Robin has deepened and grown exponentially. Not only are we desperately in love with each other, but no-one has ever loved me as hard, passionately and with such a ferocity that is incredible to experience.”

“She will not lie down and let this cancer win, even if that’s how I’ve felt some days. ‘This is true love,’ she says, and ‘love wins every time.'”

On Friday, Bailey posted an photo of herself getting a tattoo with Pickwell on Instagram.

“I went with my Sean to get a new tattoo. It’s of his heartbeat, taken on an ECG on Monday… And now my pandas heartbeat so it will be with me always,” she captioned the images.

Bailey and Pickwell married in November, 2018 after a four-month long engagement. Pickwell proposed to Bailey in front of the couple’s family at Movie World days after receiving his terminal cancer diagnosis.

“Man, that was the most awesome feeling — when she said yes. And you know what, with that news hanging over our heads I would have understood if she had said no. Talk about buying damaged goods — that’s certainly how I was feeling about myself,” Pickwell wrote of the special moment.

Bailey is no stranger to tough times, having endured more than many in the last five yea

Amy Clark

Associate Editor - Beauty & Fashion

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