24/02/2025
I have some very sad news to share, my darling “Jonnie” John Hatch sadly lost his fight with bowel cancer yesterday afternoon and went to be with his mum and dad and Jesus in heaven. We have been on a very difficult journey since November when “Jonnie” suddenly started being incredibly unwell. “Jonnie” was so brave and fought with everything he could but in the end his body gave up. I would like to give huge thanks to hospice care who enabled us to be able to have dignity with “Jonnie” at home, Marie currie for the night support, our wonderful NHS who provided us with community support. Abbey Ward and Yeo ward at the RDE who have supported us so wonderfully. Also our friends and family have rallied around us and we couldn’t have done this without their support and love. We have had some wonderful memories together and I will miss him terribly, but life must and will go on. There will be a funeral and a thanksgiving service at St Matts in Exeter. I am completely broken writing this, but he was a brave man who looked after his mum. He has looked after me and me him through out our 7 years of knowing each other and for this I am so grateful, we have wonderful pictures to look back at, give your loved ones a huge hug today, as “Jonnie and I” would say buy the shoes, drive the car and do it today and don’t put it off. Thanks for reading.. Matt, Raffy and Hudson… xx