Tragic teen recorded heartbroken girlfriend a goodbye song before he died

U K:  Tragic teenager Jak Trueman recorded his heartbroken girlfriend messages and a song before he died from a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.

Jak, 15, lost his fight with Gammadelta T-cell lymphoma last month after being diagnosed in August.

His girlfriend, Hannah Boyd, said he had intended to take her to a toy shop to find the perfect present for her 15th birthday next month, but he was too ill.

Instead he bought her a fluffy rabbit which can play a recorded messages of himself singing his favourite song, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, reports the Daily Record.

Hannah, 14, from Mid Calder, said: "It's really lovely. Jak recorded the message for me and if I squeeze the bunny's hands I hear his voice.

"It's a comfort, but it is hard too."

The young couple had been dating for two years and had been making plans for the future before they learned Jak's disease had spread to his bones and organs.

Jak had also arranged for a Valentine's Day card and flowers to be sent to Hannah, his mum Allison, and sister Aimie , which arrived days after his death on February 2.

Hannah, a pupil at West Calder High School where she and Jak first met, said: "We didn't talk a lot about what was going to happen, but before he was really ill, we planned what we wanted to do after his recovery.

"We wanted to go and see Ed Sheeran, go back to the Kelpies and go for walks with a puppy.

"He knew that when I leave school I want to work in medicine, maybe even in medical research hopefully finding a cure for illnesses like leukaemia, and he thought that was a good thing.

"I miss him, we all do.

"Before Jak died, he told me I was going to be happy, he wouldn't want me to cry."

One of the highlights of his final days was a gold-themed prom at West Calder High School which staff and students rushed to organise in his honour.

Jak's mum, Allison Barr, 44, said: "Hannah was his princess and he wanted to take her to the prom. He was very ill but was determined to keep going.

"Jak couldn't stay at the prom for long, just a few minutes, but it meant so much for him to be there.

"In the car on the way home he told me, 'mum, I think it is going to happen tonight'. He was sure he was going to pass away.

"But actually once he was home he rallied. A few of his friends came back from the prom afterwards and I know he had a great night."

A fundraising page set up in Jak's final week saw donations surge beyond £51,000 and his family have founded the Team Jak charity in his name.

The charity is now working hard to raise money to build a cancer centre to help others, which will be called Jak's Den.