broke the devastating news that Lola\u2019s cancer had spread<\/a> and her palliative chemotherapy was not doing its job. She now has a matter of weeks left to live, and everyone struggled to take in the news as Ben argued that surely, something could be done.<\/p> Billy\u2019s wife Honey (Emma Barton) arrived with Lexi, and the clan gave mother and daughter some time alone together, with Lola bravely drying her tears to explain how her illness had sadly led her to shout at Lexi. Lexi offered to support her mum through any further symptoms, and Lola couldn\u2019t bear to tell her that she would be dying much sooner than they all expected.<\/p>\n
When Lola later asked Billy to help her get to the toilet, she privately reminded Billy that when he had found her in such a fragile state on the Square, he had promised not to let her life end like that. As she asked him to help her die on her own terms, in order to protect Lexi from seeing her mum\u2019s decline, Billy was stunned. He refused to agree to Lola\u2019s wishes, and she replied that she would have to do so herself instead.<\/p>\n
Back with Lexi, Ben and Honey, Lola listened as Ben read a letter detailing Lexi\u2019s upcoming secondary school visit, with Lexi revealing that she was nervous and asking if Lola would be well enough to take her.<\/p>