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Closed 27/08/2017
Weʼve raised £17,058 to pay for new pancreatic cancer surgery unavliable on the NHS.
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Funded on Sunday, 27th August 2017
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Story
It's a matter of life and death and I'm asking for your help.
On the 21st July 2017, after many months of trying to get doctors to take my pain seriously, I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. For those of you who don't know about Pancreatic Cancer it has the lowest survival rate of all cancers with only around 5% of those diagnosed surviving for 5 years. While most other cancers have seen improved rates of survival over the past 40 years Pancreatic Cancer has not.
I am only 41 years old. I have a loving wife and two sons aged 4 & 6 who I desperately want to see grow up and be a part of their lives. I had plans for a future with my family, a future where we would go camping and climbing mountains and have lightsaber fights in the park and I would teach them important 'dad' lessons like the rules of rugby and how to shave. I'm not ready to give up on that future, it is a future worth fighting for.
By the time my cancer was diagnosed the tumour was too big to operate on and too close to major arteries. I am hoping to raise enough money to be able to pay for new surgery unavailable on the NHS called Nanoknife surgery. This involves having fine needles inserted into the tumour so that a high voltage current can be passed into the tumour to kill the cancerous cells. This technology will give me a much greater chance of survival than other methods currently offered to me.
It feels strange to be begging people who I may or may not know to save my life but that is what I'm doing. I'm desperate and I'm begging you. I understand the financial constraints on many people at the moment but if you are able to contribute anything towards giving me the weapons to fight this disease I will be eternally grateful to you. Please help me stay alive for my wife, for my mother, for my brother and my sister and most importantly for my children, my beautiful young boys. If you are unable to help me financially I thank you for reading my story and ask you to share it with your friends and family.
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- 7 years ago
Daniel Briscoe
7 years agoJust had a terrible week because of the aftermeth of my first chemo session. Been sick non stop and really depressed. So to come on here and see I've gone beyond my target is like a dream come true. With people still donating and charity days planned I'm feel so blessed. The monet raised is only a ball park figure so I want to thank everyone for all they've done. When all is said and done anything left will be donated to Pancreatic charities, here's hoping we can keep raising and help to fight such a terrible thing. I love you all. xxxxxx
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- 7 years ago
Daniel Briscoe
7 years agoA brilliant day today, had some real support by been on the front of the local papers! I'm dreading tomorrow though, it's first day of chemotherapy for me, I'm very nervous. Fingers crossed please. Thank you for your continued support everyone, you're all still making me smile!
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- 7 years ago
Daniel Briscoe
7 years agoReally tough week, this week. Back into hospital, been there since Sunday. I've had a stent fitted and the Jaundice is definitely going now. So again I'm on the mend building up stregnth. Wow! 28% in the first week, it's amazing.Think it's going to get harder from here on in, so please keep sharing. Thank you againn for your continjued suporrt. xxxx
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236
Carol Hoyle
Aug 27, 2017
Sorry I couldn't make your fundraising day. All the best, thinking of you.
£20.00
andy thornton
Aug 27, 2017
dig deep and fight your family love and need you,
£50.00
Rebecca Anniuk
Aug 24, 2017
wishing you all the best.
£5.00
Lucy Shedden
Aug 21, 2017
£30.00
Anonymous
Aug 19, 2017
Wishing you all the best
£10.00
Anonymous
Aug 19, 2017
Hope treatment is sucessful
Paul Gibbons
Aug 17, 2017
Fingers crossed mate xx
£50.00
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