Mani was the most fun loving, caring, person you could ever wish to meet. He was the life and soul of every event, and a big Man Utd fan.

In 2018, Mani was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma. He battled for a whole 18 months with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. After this ordeal he got the news we, his family, had prayed and hoped for: he was cancer free.

That year (2020) just so happened to be lockdown and just as covid rules began easing a year later in 2021, Mani began getting back pain. Little did he know then that this back pain would ultimately paralyse him and be the start of another huge battle.

The cancer was back and had spread and as it went undetected, it paralysed him.

After the initial shock and trauma, Mani’s fighting spirit was back and he adjusted to life at home having round the clock carers coming in to look after him. Can you imagine being 36 years old and having carers, wash and dress you?

Mani understandably had bad days but never gave up the hope that every new treatment he started would work.

His new life being bed bound made having treatment and dealing with all the side affects even harder, but he never lost his fighting spirit, and he was in and out of hospital for treatments or with infections more or less every other week.

18 months after being paralysed and the cancer returning, it began spreading more and more and we received the dreaded news in November 2022 that after a 4 year battle, Mani’s fight was over.

Mani sadly passed away last year aged 38.

As a family, our wish is to carry on Mani’s fighting spirit and help raise money for Sarcoma UK in the hope that no one else has to go through what our Mani did.

Sarcoma UK is a national charity that funds vital research, offers support for anyone affected by sarcoma cancer and campaigns for better treatments. Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in the bone and soft tissue. It is difficult to diagnose and one of the hardest to treat. 

As part of our funding drive, I will be (literally!) taking the plunge with a skydive on 16 September along with my cousins (including Mani’s amazing wife, Sandy) and would massively appreciate any support that you can afford. The notion of being flung out the side of a plane fills me with dread but if we can help Sarcoma UK continue their work, it will be worth it.

Mani’s Legacy will live on…