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Iʼve raised £18,489 to Raise funds towards Joey Blower's Prostate Cancer treatment
- Funded on Sunday, 15th August 2021
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Hi Joey Blower is my daddy, I am Olivia and my mummy is helping me with this page.
Joey Blower has recently been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer & after exploring every treatment available for his stage of cancer it's agreed that Proton Beam Therapy is the best option for quality of life post surgery. This treatment is likely to cost in excess of £40,000 when all the treatment etc is taken into account. Joey is not keen on this page being set up as he has always helped others and would prefer to be doing that but at this stage in his life and with so many people offering to help he has reluctantly agreed to this page being set up. Joey has raised over a million pounds for friends and charities during his 27 years in Blackpool and 15 years in Rhyl before that. He has asked us to set the target fairly low because he doesn't want anybody to commit anything they haven't got so we have set the target at £25,000 but any amount will be very much appreciated and used towards his treatment, anything over this amount will be used towards the rest of his treatment and anything over and above the final bill for treatment will be put in a trust fund for Olivia as you never know when a secondary cancer may appear and he is keen to secure Olivias future. If you are uncomfortable with anything in this funding page please just ignore it, however if you are keen to help please do not donate any more than you can afford as we have all had a financially tough year.
(Daddy wrote this bit) if you've read this far and you have ANY symptoms of prostate cancer or are over 50 years old and have never had a PSA test or the finger up the bum thing please don't delay in getting it investigated xx
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- 3 years ago
Olivia Simmons
3 years agoWell I am halfway through treatment as of today and thanks to your donations over half Of the bill has now been settled it will likely end up about £38,000 but without your donations I couldn’t have had this treatment x x x x
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- 3 years ago
Olivia Simmons
3 years agoWe have had such amazing support and funding already and it is so lovely of you you all to have taken the time to message love and support as well as donate. We had our first Troll today but we expected it, he was soon told by others where to go and that's another reason why my daddy didn't want to do this page but after all the love you have shown him financially and emotionally it has helped him accept it and as a family we are so very grateful. Thank you for everything xx Olivia & Nam
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497
Charlie W
Aug 3, 2021
My prostate op is next week. Thank you for 30 years of being entertained by you and being part of our lads weekends legend. Happy to give something back. Good luck!
£30.00
K Moylan
Jul 31, 2021
£50.00
Claire Burton (Gushue)
Jul 31, 2021
Sorry it’s taken me so long to donate. Sending you loads of love xx
£20.00
Shaun Jones
Jul 28, 2021
Wishing you all my very best wishes for a speedy recovery, stay strong Mike 🤗
£30.00
Neil Blake
Jul 27, 2021
Chin up Joey
£5.00
Anonymous
Jul 27, 2021
£20.00
Louise Francis o callaghan
Jul 27, 2021
Hope you get well soon. And you can get to the money you need
£10.00
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