Jack’s journey
Helping Jacks journey
Tasman, Tasman District
My Name is Jack Holland I am 17 years old and enjoy the outdoors, hunting & fishing, motorbikes, and spending time with my family & friends. In December 2023 I was diagnosed with stage 2 Lentigo malignant melanoma cancer and after the MRIs , CT, PET scan, ultrasound & surgery’s they have found it to have spread to my lymph nodes and be present in my blood. I have gone through stage 3 and after surgery I am now at stage 4 Advanced Melanoma cancer. The Keytruda : pembrolizumab is now funded for my stage 4 melanoma treatment and although the targeted gene therapies are not funded. The Oncology department have funded the targeted gene treatment for me now that the melanoma is so invasive. With your kind donations it will allow my Family to travel with me and help with accommodation & give me some quality of life. Thank you for your love , support and kind words as well as your generosity and bringing awareness to this awful disease. ❤️ “ALWAYS IN THE FIGHT”
Love from Jack & The Holland Family
Nathan Holland's involvement (page creator)
We are Jack’s parents
Use of funds
Updated on 20/05: Pembrolizumab “Keytruda” & BRAF gene therapy is now funded due to the cancer having advanced to stage 4. Funds will continue to go towards travel, help with accommodation & give me some quality of life.
Travel (we live in Golden Bay along way to anywhere) Accommodation & Treatment (Keytruda pembrolizumab immunotherapy is not funded for stage 3 melanoma sufferers in New Zealand)
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Weekly update ( boring is good ) 16 June 2024
Hi Everyone
Well it has been a very slow week even slightly boring. Which is exactly what we needed for a change after such a hectic few months. We had jacks weekly appointment for bloods and ops on Wednesday at Nelson Hospital.
With the results showing an overall stable test.
Unfortunately early yesterday afternoon (Saturday)Jack’s temperature spiked again , but this time we were prepared for it and have started the doctors process and treatment from home. He is still immune compromised so we are working through this as a family and doing our best to avoid as many possible complications as we can , also keeping family life as normal as we can.
We would like to acknowledge our amazing community for the Fundraiser on today.
The golf Ambrose fundraiser & auction.
We are so very very humbled & overwhelmed by the support of all the businesses involved the community support, all the teams that have entered & everyone who is involved with the auction from organising through to attending we are forever grateful & thankful of your kindness & support in helping with Jacks Journey.
And also everyone that has donated via give a little we can’t thank you enough.
Humanity is strong and together we are strong for jack on his journey standing there with him the whole way “ALWAYS IN THE FIGHT”
Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts
Love the Holland Family ❤️
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