Help Neville get Cancer Treatment

In September/October of 2015 we found out that Dad (Neville Elliott) had a brain tumour. After extensive tests, loss of vision, steroids and no change to the tumour it was decided they would operate and remove the tumour to the best of the surgeons ability. This happened on the 22nd December 2015. It was the worst time for our family seeing a strong man go through a hard recovery after brain surgery.

We found out late January 2016 that our worst fear was true, it was cancer. Not just any form of cancer but a very rare kind that has very little documentation on it including how to treat it. Parts of the tumour were still in his brain so radiation treatment was the next step.

We were very lucky that this killed the remaining tumour fragments in his brain.

It wasn't until early 2019 that the cancer reared its ugly head. They found spots on his lungs and a growth in his liver. Chemotherapy didn't work so surgery on the liver to remove the 10cm large tumour was completed in Auckland in July 2019. Since then Dad has undergone several other radiation treatments on his lung and rib, and also more radiation on another small tumour they found in his brain early this year.

Another tumour has now been found on his liver again and oncologists have advised there is no more treatment they can give him. This is the worst possible news you can receive about someone you love so deeply. The tumour in the liver is the most worrying part as this is growing faster than the other tumours.

We have been advised by one of the oncologists that there is a non-funded cancer treatment drug called Pazopanib that could work but this costs $8000 a month to have. Naturally we want to try anything that could pro-long his life as at the age of 71 he is still too young to die.

This page is to try and help fundraise some of the cost to cover this unfunded drug, even if we can get a couple of months it would be good to see if it will make a difference.

Any help is appreciated. Neville is a very well known man and very respected part of the community. Many would know him from being the Bluebird Chip man for most of mine and my sisters childhood, he was also a Tip Top ice cream man for a while and more recently has been one of the main faces of Bowls Taranaki among other things like working in the supermarket industry for a number of years.

Dad is the most loving, happy-go lucky person I know, We are proud to call him Dad and I know his grandchildren are also proud to call him Poppa, especially when he does the crazy dancing to the bird dance song with them!

My Mum Robynne needs the love of her life here for much longer, they are soul mates after 36 years of Marriage they are each others rock.