{"id":291101,"date":"2023-09-24T12:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291101"},"modified":"2023-09-24T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T12:34:26","slug":"derby-county-stars-wife-dies-from-cancer-three-months-after-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/derby-county-stars-wife-dies-from-cancer-three-months-after-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County star&apos;s wife dies from cancer three months after wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tragedy for Derby County star Josh Vickers, 27, as wife dies from cancer just three months after their wedding &#8211; as he pens emotional tribute to &#8216;most loving&#8217; partner<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Derby County star Josh Vickers lost wife Laura after a years-long cancer battle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The goalkeeper&#8217;s teammates paid tribute to him at Tuesday night&#8217;s match\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Derby County\u00a0goalkeeper Josh Vickers has revealed that his wife has died from cancer, just three months after they married.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old, who started his career with Arsenal, has documented his wife Laura&#8217;s lengthy battle on Instagram including numerous rounds of chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional post today, he shared the heartbreaking news that she had passed away alongside a picture from their wedding day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have written and unwritten this so many times and still can&#8217;t find the right words to say and don&#8217;t know if I ever will.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;On Tuesday evening my wife lost her long battle against cancer\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/11\/75778079-12554745-image-a-37_1695552476206.jpg\" height=\"788\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In an emotional post today, he shared the heartbreaking news that she had passed away alongside a picture from their wedding day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/12\/75778081-12554745-image-m-47_1695554052004.jpg\" height=\"952\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper&#8217;s absence from last night&#8217;s match was put down to &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/11\/75778089-12554745-image-m-34_1695551769106.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Derby County player, 27, shared an emotional tribute to his wife Laura<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/11\/75778137-12554745-image-a-35_1695551787168.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vickers&#8217; teammates held up his shirt in a show of support as he was absent from yesterday&#8217;s match<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Laura is the strongest, bravest and most loving person I have ever met. Even though everything she was going through, she continued to smile, never letting anything get in the way of having a good time and making a lifetime of memories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have cried, laughed and danced our way through some tough times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I will cherish every moment we spent together from the first time we meet to the moment you peacefully passed. I know that you will be looking down on me and continuing to inspire me every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you to everyone that has supported myself and both families through this incredibly difficult time. Truly fortunate to have the most amazing family and friends! I Love You Always &amp; Forever.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/11\/75778139-12554745-image-a-36_1695552144402.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vickers&#8217; Rams teammates held up his strip after opening yesterday&#8217;s match with a goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/11\/75778333-12554745-image-a-44_1695553147812.jpg\" height=\"710\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vickers&#8217; Rams teammates have shared their support, with Martyn Waghorn posting a squad photo with the caption &#8216;we&#8217;re all with you mate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper&#8217;s absence from last night&#8217;s match was put down to &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In a touching show of support, the squad warmed up for the game sporting strips which read &#8216;Josh 31&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>They then held up his strip after James Collins scored 18 minutes into the match against Carlisle.<\/p>\n<p>The club paid tribute to Vickers on X, sharing a squad photo following their win, simply captioned: &#8216;For Josh&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/11\/75778083-12554745-image-a-38_1695552504940.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vickers shared updates with his followers throughout Laura&#8217;s tough battle with cancer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/12\/75778085-12554745-image-a-45_1695553530471.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Josh and Laura Vickers at home with their pet French bulldogs in 2020<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper signed for Rams just 13 weeks ago, announcing the news via Instagram saying he was &#8216;delighted&#8217; with his move.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He posted about his wedding to Laura, on June 1,\u00a0 just three weeks before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vickers also shared updates with his followers throughout Laura&#8217;s tough battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, he paid tribute to her after she completed a grueling eight chemotherapy sessions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12554745\/josh-vickers-wife-laura-vickers-derby-county-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy for Derby County star Josh Vickers, 27, as wife dies from cancer just three months after their wedding &#8211; as he pens emotional tribute to &#8216;most loving&#8217; partner Derby County star Josh Vickers lost wife Laura after a years-long cancer battle The goalkeeper&#8217;s teammates paid tribute to him at Tuesday night&#8217;s match\u00a0 Derby County\u00a0goalkeeper [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Derby County star&amp;apos;s wife dies from cancer three months after wedding - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/derby-county-stars-wife-dies-from-cancer-three-months-after-wedding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Derby County star&amp;apos;s wife dies from cancer three months after wedding - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tragedy for Derby County star Josh Vickers, 27, as wife dies from cancer just three months after their wedding &#8211; 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