In Memory of Ben Hutton
Since 16, Ben has battled this cruel cancer. Now facing his 4th relapse with limited options in NZ, he needs our help to give him a chance.
Devonport, Auckland
Help Us Fight for Ben
Our brave brother Ben has been fighting Ewing Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, since he was 16. Now 21, he has endured more than anyone should in a lifetime, battling this disease for five years and facing cancer now a fourth time.
Ben was first diagnosed in 2020, with a tumour in his ribs. He endured 14 rounds of chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, including a rib resection. In 2022, his cancer relapsed in his scapula and lung. He underwent surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy again, joining the rEECur trial, a treatment so intense it caused kidney failure, which he still manages today.
In 2024, Ben relapsed in his hip. His oncology team explained chemotherapy was no longer a good option, so he had a hip replacement at just 20. Now, Ben has relapsed a fourth time in his trochanter bone, near his hip. Doctors in New Zealand cannot operate as present, due to the tumour’s location. He is undergoing three weeks of radiation before his case is reviewed.
Ewing Sarcoma is extremely rare, and treatment options in New Zealand are limited. We urgently need your help to access specialist sarcoma centres overseas for a second opinion and possible treatment.
Please help give Ben a chance at life. Every contribution will go directly toward getting him the specialist care he desperately needs. Ben continues to fight with incredible courage.
🙏 Thank you for supporting Ben.
Georgia Hutton's involvement (page creator)
Ben is my younger brother.
Use of funds
Every contribution will go towards seeking a consult + possible treatment plan with an American Ewings Sarcoma Specialist. We are also looking into UK Specialists. While also assisting Ben's quality of life.
Latest update
Honouring Ben 15 February 2026
After a long, brave and incredibly tenacious 6 year battle with cancer, our beautiful Ben has been called home to be with the Lord.
Ben showed a lifetime of strength in just 21 years. He achieved more in his short life than many ever will. An incredible footballer, intelligent beyond measure, and one of the kindest, most easy-going souls you could ever meet. Cancer never defined him. If you didn’t know he was sick, you would have never known. He never complained, never made a fuss, and carried his pain with quiet strength, fighting humbly and gracefully until the very end.
The past six years, especially these recent months, tested him in ways we will never fully understand. Yet Ben never lost his faith, his smile, or his love for others. He was the most thoughtful brother, protective and selfless, loving our family so deeply.
I am so grateful I grew up by your side, Ben. You taught me kindness and how to be good in this world. You were the very best uncle, brother, son and friend. To know you was to love you.
We are so sorry you had to fight so hard, but we find peace knowing you are safe in God’s arms.
“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” — 2 Corinthians 5:8
Ben’s funeral will be Friday 20 February 2026 at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Cambridge, at 11am. Please let our family know if you will be attending.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ben’s Givealittle page. 🤍
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