Overview

• Whale relocated this week to an eight-bed hospice seven weeks into a 12-week prognosis for terminal stage-4 kidney cancer.
• He now relies entirely on comfort care after medical teams ceased active treatment in May.
• Severe breathlessness, slowed speech, memory lapses and pressure sores have marked his recent decline.
• Visitor access is restricted to close friends and family at wife Nadine’s request to manage his fatigue.
• The 74-year-old, an MBE recipient and founder of Kidney Cancer UK, continues to advocate and support fellow patients through his Tales of the Whales podcast.