Give a little for the Gillespies

On the 11th of June, Grant (53), received a phone call from his doctor late at night advising him to get to hospital. A routine blood check had revealed Grant's body was struggling. So on the 12th of June, Grant checked himself into Middlemore hospital. It has been a very frustrating journey to say the least. They found a mass on his pancreas and he ended up with pancreatitis. A stent was put into the bile duct (potentially failed), and multiple failed biopsy attempts. He has been in and out of hospital, released for day trips home and weekends. A painful 7 weeks later they managed to take a successful biopsy last week and confirmed it is pancreatic cancer.

Unfortunately during this time his health has deteriorated and keeping food down has become a struggle. Grant is back in hospital and will get an MRI to see if the lumps they have found on his liver are metastasis or not and will also put an external drain into his liver to help it drain. They will also try to insert a new stent.

Next week we hope to hear if surgery to remove the main tumor is an option.

This is all very unsettling times for everyone close to Grant. Min (wife), Hayley (daughter) and Ryland (grandson) are spending as much time as possible with him.

Grant is no longer able to work, and Min is currently on reduced hours. Hayley needs to stop work and potentially put her studies on hold.

I would love to raise money to help cover costs and relieve some of the stress associated with this devastating journey.