9 May 2007: A Poor Happy Ending

A man in the UK was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.

Deciding to live his remaining life to the full he quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped making his mortgage repayments and spent all his savings dining out and going on holiday.

He was left with little more than the black suit he had planned to be buried in when doctors told him the good news - they'd discovered his "tumour" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation.

"I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but I've got no money after all this because I spent it all," he told reporters.

He is now considering suing the hospital that diagnosed him.