Andrew Lloyd Webber Recalls Final Moments with Late Son Nick, Who Died of Stomach Cancer

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Andrew Lloyd Webberis opening up about his final moments with his late son.

“‘An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away.’ I was speaking in P.G. Wodehouse quotes with my eldest son, Nick, who was in hospice, where he was being treated for cancer just days ago,” Webber began.

“The next day, my son died,” Webber wrote. “Nothing’s worse for a parent than the death of a child.”

Webber revealed that Nick died at age 43 on March 25, just a week after sharing a statement thathis son was “critically ill” with gastric cancerand beingmoved into hospice.

“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” he said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft.”

“Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time,” he added.

“I hope you won’t mind if I dedicate this performance to my son, Nick,” he told attendees, according toDeadline.

Then, turning to his ex-wifeSarah Brightman— who originated the role of Christine Daaé in the musical — Webber recalled, “When Nick was a little boy, he heard some of this music.”

“Yes, he did,” responded Brightman, 62, per the outlet. “When Andrew was writing it, he was right there. So his soul is with us. Nick, we love you very much.”

source: people.com