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Closed 27/03/2018
Iʼve raised £26,780 to help fund alternative therapies and to ease the financial burden on the family. Please read Jamie's story! Thank you.
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Funded on Tuesday, 27th March 2018
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Story
In December 2016 I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Here is my story...
I was hospitalised following a seizure in November three days after my 36th birthday, a week later I found out my wife was expecting our second child. I met with a Neurologist at a first fit clinic and was sent for a routine MRI and told to expect nothing to show up on the scan.On 28/12/16, everything changed as our whole world was turned on its head. I received the shocking news that I had a brain tumour. A month after Xmas I underwent brain surgery to debulk the majority of the tumour (a part had spread into an area of my brain that the surgeon was uncomfortable trying to remove). The surgery removed 50% plus of the tumour. After a three week wait, biopsy results confirmed I have an incurable glioma tumour.
I started a course of radiotherapy, everyday for 6 weeks and last month I began what will be around 9 months of chemotherapy. In between times my beautiful daughter Lucy Jaimie Connelly was born.
I have been unable to work since February 2017 and have been reduced to half-pay. My wife Lisa is self-employed and only receives SMP. We have a three year old daughter, Jessica-Lily, as well as our new arrival Lucy. Caring for us all and with me laid low means we don't know when Lisa will be able to return to work. These circumstances have placed an enormous emotional and financial strain upon us.
This just giving page has been set up for anyone who would like to help us in any way you can to get through this. The money will help us greatly with alternative therapies which may be able to prolong my life and my time with my family.This is an ongoing fight and at some point this tumour will regrow more aggressively.
Brain tumours are the least researched and funded cancers in the UK despite being the no.1 cancer killer of under-40s. In future we will organise events to help raise money for the brain tumour charity but for now it's about supporting my family and my treatment. Thank you.
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- 7 years ago
Susan Begley
7 years agoThat's it!The page is closed!There has been such an amazing response to this and FAR too many people involved to thank individually.....so (and I was definitely fibbing when I said the other day was the last time!) Thank you SO much to everyone who raised money, who donated, who shared the page and who talked about it! You all played a part in raising a huge amount of money to help a family that are very special to an awful lot of people.This money has already helped immensely.Jamie is doing really well and can't wait to get back to work!😘😘😘
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- 7 years ago
Susan Begley
7 years agoJamie is returning to work after the holidays so the page will be closing in 2 days. He's doing so well and can't thank everyone enough for all your very kind donations! So, for the last time, THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!😘😘😘😘
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- 7 years ago
Susan Begley
7 years ago£26,780! Thank you so much!😍😍
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ross urquhart
Mar 13, 2018
Take care connelly!see you at marras wedding!cheersRoss
£80.00
Anonymous
Mar 8, 2018
Hoping this donation helps Jamie and his family in any way possible. Praying for you all that he can beat this
Kirsty Neilson
Mar 6, 2018
Always thinking of you guys and your beautiful little girls. Stay strong 💜💜💜 lots of love from The Neilson’s xxx
£10.00
Ewan Burnett
Feb 19, 2018
Here’s to you Connelly money raised from a charity shave 👍🏻
£380.00
Anonymous
Feb 8, 2018
Shaun Moat
Jan 22, 2018
£10.00
Grant Weatherston
Jan 22, 2018
For Jamie and Lisa. Keep strong, we are thinking of you all. Sorry we couldn't make the fundraiser.
£75.00
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