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

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Rob Delaney expressed his desire to purchase the residence where his son passed away. He hopes to also spend his final moments in that space.

The actor and his wife Leah's toddler son, Henry, died in January 2018 at the age of two after battling a brain tumor for two years.

Delaney requested the property owner to inform him if he ever decided to sell the house so that he could purchase it.

During an interview on the radio show Desert Island Discs, the American comedian expressed his desire to purchase the property with the intention of eventually passing away there. He mentioned wanting to be in the same room where his son had passed away, and where his other son had been born.

Delaney mentioned that he and Leah informed their son about the upcoming arrival of another child before he passed away.

"He needed assurance that his family, who cared deeply for him, was still alive and thriving. It was important for us to let someone know about him," stated the star of Catastrophe.

We understood that their physical presence would not 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 about Henry's diagnosis, stay in the hospital, and passing in her book, A Heart That Works.

Henry began to show signs of a brain tumor when he was 11 months old, experiencing frequent episodes of vomiting.

Delaney revealed that doctors informed him of a possible tumor on April 27, 2016, just one day after he received a Bafta Award for his work on the show Catastrophe alongside Sharon Horgan.

Delaney recounted that the day they received the MRI scan results was the most intense pain he had ever felt.

"Sorrow took over my thoughts and memories," Delaney expressed.

Following the MRI scan, Dr. Anson verified that Henry had a sizable growth in the rear of his head, close to his brain stem. He relayed the information in a composed manner, concluding by informing us that a specialist pediatric brain surgeon would be visiting us shortly.

"We retreated into our own thoughts. The unbearable agony weighed us down. It felt as though I had instantly become four times heavier, and a dark, swirling vortex started to form in the place where my heart used to be."

Henry had surgery to take out the tumor and went back home in June 2017. But in September, another scan showed that the cancer had come back.

Thinking back on the last days they had with Henry, Delaney mentioned: "I stayed by his side, while Leah held him close and swayed gently with him. His brothers took turns reading stories to him and playing games with him."

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

"It was only us five in the house. Five individuals who cared for each other and relied on each other. Around five in the morning, Henry woke up and locked eyes with Leah. And then he passed away," Delaney pens.

I am filled with joy that Henry passed away in the comfort of his own home, surrounded by the loving embrace of his mother who cared for him deeply.

"I was thrilled when he rested with us afterwards, allowing us to embrace him, kiss him, and run our fingers through his gorgeous, flowing sandy-blond locks."