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We all have passions in life. For Alan Wiseman, that love was vintage cars.
When Alan passed away, his wife Kay knew she needed to honour that love
at his ‘farewell journey’.

“Alan and I attended the funeral of a fellow member of the Dorset A7 Club. His hearse
was followed by a procession of vintage cars. Alan turned to me and said, “What a
send-off!” When Alan died, I knew I wanted the same for him.

Alan had always loved his cars, ever since I met him when I was just 14. He would spend
hours tinkering and restoring these classic A7 cars. We’d then load them up and head off
to France, Jersey or Guernsey. Every day was an adventure.

Alan was first diagnosed in September 2014. Fortunately for us all, it was caught early
and he had surgery. He had his left lung removed in December and life continued as
normal. We’ve two daughters, and a son who shared Alan’s love of cars, and three
grandchildren, who also enjoyed going out in the cars.

It was about 18 months later, Alan started to feel unwell and had difficulty breathing.
Since his surgery, he’d been having regular check-ups and x-rays, but not CT scans.

When he started experiencing breathlessness, they decided to do a CT scan. But it was
too late. The cancer was back in his remaining lung, and this time it had spread to his hip.

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