Millionaire Father Of Three Receives A Diagnosis That Raises Questions

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Receiving a worrisome health diagnosis is difficult on its own. Once Richard Mason learned that he was suffering from cystic fibrosis, his entire world came crashing down in one day. At 55-years-old, Richard had three sons with his ex-wife of over 20 years. Once he learned of his medical condition, Richard had a gut feeling that she had been lying to him for their entire marriage. Here’s how he found out what she had been hiding from him.

A Successful Business Man And Father Of Three

At 55-years-old, Richard Mason was a successful businessman living in the UK. One of his biggest ventures was co-founding a popular website, MoneySupermarket.com, which many people use to compare prices while shopping.

 

 

 

 

Richard and his wife, Kate, met while they were both working at a bank. They fell in love, got married, and had three sons. Richard worked hard and lived a good life. He never could have expected everything to fall apart so quickly.

 

The Couple Divorced As The Kids Left The House

Richard and his wife Kate had three boys together: Will, and twins Ed and Joel. When Will was 23-years-old and the twins were 19, Richard and Kate made the tough decision to separate.

 

 

 

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While their marriage was no longer serving them, they both remained close to their boys and knew that they were doing what’s best for the family. With all three of their sons over the age of 18, the couple officially divorced in early 2008.

 

Kate Pushed For More Money In The Divorce

While the couple mutually agreed to divorce, once the proceedings began, Kate kept pushing for Richard to pay more money. They had agreed in the financial settlement that Kate would receive a $5 million lump sum.

 

 

 

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The $5 million Richard would be paying also included money for private school for all three of their sons. He couldn’t understand why Kate wanted more money. He said that his ex-wife “hounded me for years… and tried to make me pay more.”

There was also something she had been hiding from him for years.

 

8 Years Later, The Truth Is Revealed

Although the couple had been divorced since 2008, it wasn’t until 2016 that Richard learned that his ex-wife had been keeping a major secret from him for their entire marriage.

 

 

 

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What’s worse is that she didn’t admit her wrongdoings, he found out about Kate’s massive secret after going to see the doctor for a routine health check-up. While he knew she was after his money, he never expected to learn that she had been deceiving him for so long.

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Richard Was Diagnosed With Cystic Fibrosis

At 55-years-old, Richard went to the doctor for a routine health check-up. He thought that he would be in and out in a short matter of time, but the doctor decided to run some extra tests while he was there.

 

 

 

 

 

Richard was taken aback when the doctor delivered the hard news that he had cystic fibrosis. He was not expecting anything out of the ordinary to come from the doctor appointment and this was pretty tough news to swallow.

The doctor had more to say.

The Disease Is Genetic

Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis was a scary realization for Richard at this point in his life. His sister had been diagnosed with the same disease, so he knew there was a chance he’d have it too.

 

 

 

Cystic fibrosis causes frequent lung infections which leads to damaged lungs and decreased lung capacity, making it hard to breathe. Being a genetic disease, Richard was immediately worried that he had passed it on to his three sons.

The Doctor Said That His Sons Wouldn’t Have It

Richard then worried that he had passed on the genes for cystic fibrosis to his three sons. It’s a tough question for a parent to ask a doctor. Richard was incredibly worried that one of his kids would have to face the same diagnosis.