Help Ang buy more time with her husband and 3 year old daughter

On January 2017 our world changed when my wife, Angela (43), and mother to our little girl, Emma (3), was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.

Having stage 4 metastatic colon cancer, means that the cancer that evolved in the colon has spread to other parts of the body. This stage is the most advanced and has no cure. It is terminal.

As her cancer is so advanced, she relies on oncology to stay alive. However, after 2 rounds of chemo therapy and an operation to remove part of the colon, the cancer is still spreading and growing. A recent meeting with the specialist concluded that the best chance Ang has to prolong her time with us, and build more memories with our daughter, is to undergo a treatment (Cetuximab) which is not funded in New Zealand.

The monthly cost for the treatment, specialist appointment and blood tests is approximately $8700 / month for the first 4.5 months, and $3,200 / per month for 7.5 months thereafter. A grand total of $64000.

As our family resources will not stretch that far, we are appealing to you to help us raise the funds needed to keep our beloved, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend with us further.

On behalf of our family; our heartfelt thanks for taking the time to read this page, and for any contribution you can provide towards the cost of the treatment.

With all our love

The Darwent family