Grieving Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas has shared his son’s heartbreaking drawing of the mother he lost to leukaemia.
The TV host shared the terrible news last week when he announced Gemma had died just three days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.
He has now shared his son Ethan’s touching tribute to his mother, with the caption: ‘One week on. One brave, amazing son.’
He also shared a picture of Ethan and Gemma during a country walk together.
Simon Thomas shared this touching picture of his son Ethan with wife Gemma, who tragically died from leukaemia last month
Eight-year-old Ethan also drew this picture of Gemma, with the caption: ‘Best mum ever!!!’
Last week, Thomas, 44, wrote in an emotional post on Twitter: ‘Today I am crushed with indescribable pain. Just three days after falling ill with Acute Myloid Leukaemia, my dear wife Gemma passed away yesterday evening surrounded by her family and friends.
‘If you are a prayer – pray for my boy Ethan. 8yrs, precious and in bits. Thank you.’
Norfolk-born Thomas joined Blue Peter in 1999, replacing Richard Bacon, and worked alongside the likes of Konnie Huq, Matt Baker and Zoe Salmon during his six years on the BBC children’s show.
He left for Sky Sports in 2005 and has worked on a number of projects, most recently presenting live Premier League coverage for the channel.
Acute myeloid leukaemia is an aggressive and rare form of blood cancer.
The symptoms of AML usually develop over a few weeks and become more severe. It affects some 2,600 people in Britain each year.
Patients often complain of pale skin, tiredness, breathlessness and constant infections.