A young dad who bravely fought and initially overcame cancer on two occasions has cruelly been handed a devastating diagnosis following a recent scan.
Edinburgh's Colin Kimber was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2012 after suffering multiple seizures when he was just 25, Edinburgh Live reports.
A subsequent brain scan revealed he had a tumour, which doctors later removed as much as possible of in surgery.
Within a matter of weeks, Colin, now 34, returned to his job as a chef.
Two years later, however, he suffered another seizure and was soon informed the tumour had returned and grown larger than before.
Colin, who has since worked at worked at Edinburgh Airport and the University of Edinburgh, underwent a second procedure, before being given the all-clear following bouts of both radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Prior to that second diagnosis, he met and married his wife, Hana and became the dad of two daughters.
With life seemingly on the up, however, he began experience feelings of confusion at the beginning of the year, which ultimately led to a heartbreaking third tumour diagnosis.
Doctors believe the new cancer is 'behaving like its stage 4' and is 'very aggressive', and due to its size and location, they are unlikely to be able to operate again.
Within his world turned upside down in a matter of months, Colin's mum Diane has now set up a fundraiser to support the family through their ordeal.
Diane told Edinburgh Live: "In 2012 he started taking seizures. He was taken into hospital and then sent home but hours later he had another and was then rushed to hospital. After a brain scan they found a tumour but he had the operation which seemed to go well. They removed as much as they could and he was only off work for four or five weeks.
"Two years later he suffered another seizure and was told the tumour had re-grown. He then underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for months and then had scans every six months.
"In that time he was fine and returned to work, he's a really talented chef and and has worked all over the city. Colin did what most people do in life, he met his wife, they got married and she gave birth to two daughters aged three and five.
"At the end of April this year he went for an emergency scan after feeling confused sometimes and they actually detected a different tumour on the right side of his brain, but his scan in August last year was completely clear."
According to Diane doctors are unsure how her son will react to his latest treatment, but they hope to prolong his life for as long as possible.
She added that they will hopefully have an 'update' on Colin's health at the end of July after three months of more chemotherapy.
Diane continued: "Since the recent diagnosis things have got hard though, he can't get life insurance due to his health so I decided to start the fundraiser to support him and his family. He's not allowed to drive either and some days he is exhausted. It was all just good news after good news then we were told this, it's just devastating.
"To be fair to Colin he always just got on with it and said it is what it is. His wife is currently taking time off work to look after their kids but is hoping to return later this year.
"It's a difficult thing to have to tell kids that age and such a shame for them both. Luckily he was able to go on a little holiday for four days before starting chemo again but they had to stay within driving distance as he can't fly."
Loving mum Diane closed by revealing she thinks Colin's trauma has left him 'angry at life' as there are 'so many bad people out there', yet this has happened to him. "It's so sad," she concluded.
To donate to Diane's fundraiser on behalf of Colin and his family, you can do so here.
