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Weʼve raised £20,558 to fund life extending cancer treatment for James to have more time with Katy and their two young sons.
- Funded on Thursday, 1st September 2016
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An appeal from the heart....
James is my dear husband and devoted father of two boys aged 10 and 11 and is known within the local community as the big, friendly giant.
We received the devastating diagnosis of his bowel cancer in September 2014 and since that time James has battled the disease bravely, undergoing major bowel surgery that autumn. However, in January 2015 we discovered that it had spread to his liver and were told by his oncologist that the likelihood of a cure was very slim. Following extensive chemotherapy, he underwent liver surgery in September 2015 which was successful, but after another 6 rounds of chemo (18 in total) we received the heart-breaking news in May this year, that the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes and his cancer is now terminal.
Having been referred to the Royal Marsden, doctors then ran a genetic test on his original tumour and discovered that he had the non-mutated gene which made him a perfect candidate for the drug Cetuximab, which in trials, has extended the life of advanced bowel cancer patients by up to 22 months. Unfortunately, at the eleventh hour, we were told that the drug was no longer available on the NHS when combined with second or third line chemo, following the cuts in the Cancer Drug Fund in April 2015.
This is James's last chance and whilst the drug company have offered to fund the ongoing cost of the drug, we need to raise the first £20,000 of the drug costs.
I am appealing to you to help us in raising this money, and in our continuing fight to give our boys more time with their dad - another year when you are 10 and 11 is simply priceless.
From Katy and our two boys, Nathaniel and Jacob x
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356
Neil and Pam
Sep 1, 2016
Such wonderful news that you've achieved your target sum, Katy. Please accept this donation with all our best wishes to you, James and the boys.
£20.00
Nancy
Sep 1, 2016
With love from the patrons of Odette's Tearoom, Wellington.
£102.00
Simon & Liz Meyers
Aug 31, 2016
With our best wishes
£30.00
Sally Cooke
Aug 31, 2016
So pleased for you that you have reached your target, if my donation is 'spare' then please have icecreams on me on a day out together. I have two boys too and my Joe plays tennis with Nathaniel.
£10.00
Jane, Eve and Hattie xxx
Aug 31, 2016
£100.00
Anonymous
Aug 31, 2016
£150.00
Samantha Paulley
Aug 31, 2016
Wow, what an emotional roller coaster it has been helping you fundraise but we've done it!! Big love to all of you from Michael, Sam, Amelia and Benjamin X X X X
£100.00
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