A Chicago TV information anchor’s hero firefighter husband has died after years of battling stage 4 mind most cancers.
ABC 7 Chicago site visitors anchor Diane Pathieu’s husband, Nicholas “Nick” Adamski, died “peacefully” in hospice care on Might 27, the outlet reported.
He was 42 years outdated.
Adamski, a member of the Milwaukee Hearth Division, had been recognized with stage 4 glioblastoma in December 2020 after out of the blue collapsing simply earlier than Christmas.
Pathieu shared a black-and-white picture of her husband asserting her demise on Thursday in a touching publish on Instagram.
“My angel, Nicholas “Nick” Adamski, has gained his wings. He was surrounded by love and peace. Firefighter. Husband. Advocate. Hero,” Pathieu wrote.
“Nick faced stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer with unmatched courage, grace, and an unshakable belief in PMA—Positive Mental Attitude.”
The Chicago information anchor mentioned her husband can be remembered as a person who “served others, uplifted everyone he met, and never stopped smiling—even through the hardest days.”
“Forever in our hearts. I love you for always sweetheart,” she wrote.
“Keep that PMA. Love hard. Help others. And never, ever give up, and as Nick would say ‘peace and veggie grease.’”
The publish asserting her husband’s demise got here days after Pathieu shared on X that she can be stepping away from work “for a bit” to look after him.
Throughout his time as a Milwaukee firefighter, Adamski had earned the Medal of Valor for saving an toddler from a fireplace, in line with ABC 7.
Nevertheless, his life modified when he was rushed to Lutheran Common Hospital in 2020 after collapsing.
His devastating most cancers prognosis got here regardless of having no prior signs, and he was given barely over a 12 months to stay.
“The only thing I remember is my right leg going up and shaking everything,” Adamski advised ABC 7 in 2022.
“After that, I couldn’t tell you anything.”
Adamski continued to defy the percentages for years, turning into an advocate for hope via appearances on podcasts, tv, and radio, the place he unfold his signature message of “PMA: Positive Mental Attitude.”
Following his demise, the American Mind Tumor Affiliation referenced Pathieu’s Instagram tribute to him on their Fb web page.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Nicholas “Nick” Adamski, beloved husband of ABC7 Chicago’s Diane Pathieu. A loyal firefighter, fierce advocate, and GBM warrior, Nick confronted grade 4 glioblastoma with extraordinary braveness, grace, and his signature PMA—Constructive Psychological Angle,” the affiliation wrote.
“By way of each problem, Nick by no means stopped smiling. He served others, impressed hope, and uplifted everybody round him. His legacy will stay on within the hearts of all who knew him—and within the numerous lives he touched.
“To Diane and all who loved him, the ABTA community stands with you in love and remembrance. As Nick would say: “Peace and veggie grease.”
Adamski is survived by Pathieu, his devoted dad and mom, stepfather, loving in-laws, brother, two sisters-in-law, two cherished nieces, and a nephew, in line with his obituary within the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
