I suffer from incontinence – Emmerdale’s Cain is the best character to change perceptions

Since his diagnosis, Cain has been really struggling with every life change that has come with it (Picture: ITV)

When I watched Emmerdale’s Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) rush to the toilet after wetting himself, before opting not to leave the house as planned, I instantly understood his heart-sinking dilemma.

Already struggling with an aggressive, localised form of prostate cancer, Cain is suffering with urinary incontinence, a side effect of his recent prostatectomy since having a catheter removed.

It turned out that the garage Cain owns doesn’t have...