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Richard E Grant recalls wife Joan's heartbreaking last wish before she died of lung cancer

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The One Show about his new memoir, A Pocketful of Happiness, which was written mostly in diary form during the last year of his wife’s life, the 65-year-old actor explained the personal story behind the title, and the heartfelt message his wife Joan gave to him and his daughter Oilly (Olivia) shortly before she took her last breath.Talking very calmly and collectively about his wife and the 38 years of marriage that they shared, Richard told Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas how he was coping with grief.Having lost his wife a year ago this month he described grief as an “abyss” with him having to “negotiate” his way through it on a daily basis, which can understandably be “difficult” at times.Continuing to talk about his beloved wife, Richard said: “Joan was very smart.“She died a year ago this month and four days before she died she said ‘I know you and our daughter will be sad, what I charge you both to do is find a pocketful of happiness in each day’.”Respecting his wife’s last wishes, or instructions, Richard said that both him and his daughter have tried to do just that.He said: “It has been really helpful.

It has sort of given us permission to enjoy and not feel guilty about if something good happens.”It was in fact Joan’s specific last wishes that were the inspiration for the memoir which Richard went on to write.After posting the heartwarming story on social media, a publisher contacted the actor and over a few months what was created was a “love letter to Joan”.Writing for the Daily Mail about the message he wrote on Instagram out of dedication for his wife Richard said that honouring his wife’s edict became his New Year’s resolution and his “mantra”.The said Instagram caption read: “Lockdown last year turned out to.

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