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Help Gav & his family through this difficult time

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Cancer is a b***h. It's worse when your treatment is being botched.

Manawatu / Whanganui

As you'll have seen from Gav's posts, the medical system here in NZ has failed him and he's having to spend a lot of time back and forth to the hospital to patch up a botched job - which is a couple of hours round trip from his home. Next, will come another operation to try fix it permanently and then many a trip for radiotherapy.

It's a tough situation, so Rachel (Gav's sister) and I thought people might want to help out with travel expenses and ease the pressure on the family during this tough time.

Gav's too proud to ask so we're setting this up with his bank account to support him and his lovely little family of Lyn and Elliot.

If he's touched you in any way over the years, please spare a few dollars / quid and let us know any stories in the comments to cheer him up.

FYI $10 NZ dollar = about 4.5 quid (GBP)

Nick & Rachel.

P.S. See the background to the story on https://www.facebook.com/gavin.oxtoby

Nick Pickering's involvement (page creator)

Good mate of mine from way back

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Travel expenses to / from the hospital.

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