Rob Delaney says he wants to die in the same room as his son

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Rob Delaney spoke about his desire to purchase the house where his son passed away in order to eventually die there as well.

The actor and his wife lost their two-year-old son, Henry, in January 2018 after a two-year battle with a brain tumor.

Delaney approached the property owner and requested to be notified if they decided to sell the house, as he was interested in purchasing it.

During an interview on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs show, the American comedian expressed his desire to purchase the house with the intention of eventually passing away there. He mentioned that he wanted to share the same room as his late son and the birthplace of his other son in his final moments.

Delaney mentioned that he and Leah informed their son they were going to have another baby before he died.

"He needed to be reassured that his family, who cared for him, was thriving and expanding. It was important for him to know that we would update someone on his situation," expressed the star of Catastrophe.

We understood that their physical presence would never coincide on this planet, despite the fact that Henry's sibling was born in the very room where Henry passed away, our living room.

Delaney has shared details about Henry’s illness, hospital stay, and passing in her book, A Heart That Works.

Henry displayed signs of a brain tumour for the first time when he was only 11 months old, as he started vomiting frequently.

Delaney was informed by doctors that they believed he had a tumor on April 27, 2016. This was just one day after he had received a Bafta Award for his work on the show Catastrophe alongside co-writer Sharon Horgan.

When Delaney talked about the day he and Leah found out the results of the MRI scan, he described it as the most intense pain he had ever felt.

"Sadness took over and overwhelmed my mind, disrupting my ability to access memories," Delaney expressed.

Following the MRI scan, Dr. Anson informed us that Henry had a significant growth located at the rear of his head, close to his brain stem. He remained composed while delivering this news and assured us that a specialist in pediatric brain surgery would be visiting us shortly.

"We retreated into our own thoughts. The intense suffering was unbearable. It felt as though I had suddenly become four times heavier, and a dark, swirling vortex engulfed the place where my heart used to be."

Henry had surgery to take out the tumour and went back home in June 2017. But when they checked again in September, they saw that the cancer had come back.

Remembering the last days the family spent with Henry, Delaney described the time spent together. "I spent time laying with him, Leah held him close and they danced together. His siblings read stories to him and played with him."

The young child peacefully left this world in their home in January 2018.

"There were only five of us in the house. We were a close-knit group who cared for each other deeply. Around five in the morning, Henry woke up and gazed into Leah's eyes before passing away," Delaney pens.

I am filled with joy that Henry passed away at home, surrounded by his adoring mother who cherished him deeply.

"I was filled with joy when he rested peacefully between us afterwards, allowing us to show affection by kissing him, holding him close, and running our hands through his gorgeous, flowing sandy-blond locks."