Donate to help Rowan and his family through financial stressors while he undergoes cancer treament.
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In late November 2019 Rowan had a lingering cough, discomfort when breathing and a swollen arm. He went to get checked out by a GP who sent him to the hospital for a precautionary x-ray. The doctors found a shadow on his chest therefore requiring Rowan to undergo further testing.
This was a distressing time for Rowan and his family as they waited for answers. Devastatingly, the results found that Rowan has Lymphoma cancer.
Unfortunately, the nature of his treatment plan does not allow Rowan to work. He was the sole financial supporter for his family as his amazing partner Becky is a stay-at-home Mum to their 8month old son. Rowan and his young family are not only in a position where they are having to battle this disease emotionally and physically but now they are also facing financial strain due to Rowan’s loss of income. Even buying day to day necessities has become extremely challenging.
Rowan is brave, charismatic and an exceptional father. All money raised on this page will go towards helping the family financially to ensure they can be by his side through his treatment. Rowan and his family are not only in a position where they are having to battle this disease emotionally and physically but now they are also facing financial strain due to Rowan’s loss of income. We are hoping that this page will aid some relief for Rowan and his family during this difficult time.
So please give a little or a lot and share this page to spread the word!
My little brother
All money raised on this page will go direct to Rowan and his family to help relieve the financial stress of paying their day to day bills whilst Rowan undergoes treatment.
Rowan Update 28 January 2020
Here’s an update on how Rowan’s treatment is going. Initially Rowan was diagnosed with Lymphoma Large B-cell, but at this stage doctors were not 100% sure. Rowan’s case was reviewed at a medical conference and the consensus based on further testing showed the mass to be a mediastinal lymphoma (still a large B cell cancer).
The treatment plan required for this diagnosis is more intense, which involves an infusion of chemotherapy drugs for 5 days (every 14 days) instead of only 3 hours. This was not what we were hoping for, but thankfully the prognosis is similar.
As the treatment is tougher on Rowan, he has found the side effects somewhat more intense. He had some chest pain which worsened to the point of spending the night in hospital. During this time, he had an X-ray done which showed a clear reduction in size of the mediastinal mass, which we were all very happy about!!!
Rowan had his 3rd cycle last week which was increased once again as his body tolerated the second cycle well. Rowan’s doctors are happy with the progress of his chemotherapy and everything appears to be tracking well. We appreciate everyone’s involvement to helping Rowan through this. All the kind gestures, messages and donations have definitely taken a lot of pressure off. I know Rowan, Becky and Lockie are extremely thankful.
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