'Much loved son' who had battled leukaemia ended own life

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A 'strong' cancer patient with a 'beaming smile' wrote a final goodbye message as he ended his own life, an inquest has heard. Marc Talbot, from Reddish, had 'seemed himself' the day before taking a fatal mix of drugs according to his family.

The 36-year-old went to the pub the night before he died, and his family believed he had been sleeping the following day, South Manchester Coroners Court heard on Wednesday (October 12). But Mr Talbot was found dead in his room, before police discovered he had messaged someone with 'notice of intent to take his own life'.

The court heard that Mr Talbot, who was born in Withington, had been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia in July 2018. He had been under the care of a haematologist at The Christie and had previously secured a match for a stem cell donor.

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Lynda Talbot, Mr Talbot's mum, described the impact the diagnosis had on her son. She said: "It was a massive shock for him because he was a very fit, young man. He went to the gym every day.

"But he was determined that nothing was going to bring him down, that he would fight it and recover, he would never give up. He still had a smile on his face and enjoyed a lot of things."

Mr Talbot, who had worked in waste management, hadn't spoken about his feelings in the days leading up to his death on April 12 this year. The day before his death, he had tea with his mum and 'seemed himself', the court heard.

He went out to the pub in the evening and came back home. On the following day, his brother returned home from work and thought Mr Talbot had been asleep.

"Marc would sleep most of the day anyway," his mum