Countryfile's Adam Henson in touching gesture to wife as he shares gruelling cancer battle

Adam Henson shared a touching tribute to his wife, Charlie Henson after which now sees her go for scans every six months. Diagnosed in 2021, she previously told the Telegraph that her doctor had warned her of the low survival rate and the severity of her condition.

After undergoing surgery, Adam, 59, revealed that Charlie, 59, was put on a regimen of biannual scans, Creon capsules, blood thinners, and iron supplements. However, she confessed that the scans are . In Adam's 2023 book Christmas on the Farm, Charlie penned a passage about her challenging health journey. She wrote: "Remembering to take enough Creon was difficult at first, and I slipped up a few times, with a gripey tummy afterwards to remind me to do better in future."

Charlie explained that her pancreas doesn't naturally produce any enzymes, so she must rely on "artificial ones". Depending on what she eats, she takes varying numbers of capsules - two for a small snack like an apple, around six for breakfast, and six to eight for a roast.

Adam revealed on Instagram that he and Charlie had donated a pair of trainers to put on display by London's Tower Bridge as part of an installation from the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK.

In a moving post, Adam typed: "My wife had pancreatic cancer and thankfully recovered. We were happy to support this impactful initiative by each supplying a pair of trainers."

unveiled Shoes of Hope on Tuesday to highlight the devastating impact of pancreatic cancer ahead of the London Marathon. The charity hopes to raise funds to develop the "ultimate test" to speed up detection and urge the government to invest in early detection research.

The display at Potters Fields Park features 797 running shoes donated by celebrities, survivors, bereaved families, and supporters, including the trainers of those who have passed away. Each pair represents the number of lives lost to the disease every month in the UK.

Pancreatic Cancer UK is the Charity of the Year for the and the Shoes of Hope installation was unveiled by Emmerdale actor Tony Audenshaw, whose wife Ruth died from cancer in 2017.

Among the celebrity donors from the worlds of television, film, and sport are actress Olivia Williams, who survived the disease; actors Richard Armitage and Alison Steadman; chef Ainsley Harriott; and presenter Zoe Ball, who all lost their mothers to pancreatic cancer.