Well, This Isn't How I Pictured 31 Going. Help Billy Fight Back.

$3,749 donated

Given by 57 generous donors in 2 days

Grief, twin newborns, a brain tumour, and more to live for than ever. Help Billy and his family through the hardest year of their lives.

Riverhead, Auckland

Well, this isn't how I pictured 31 going.

My name is Billy. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with a Grade 3 brain tumour. An Astrocytoma in my left frontal lobe. But that's only part of the story.

Last year, my partner Jesse and I lost our daughter Rhea. There are no words for that kind of loss, a grief we carry quietly but together.

Whilst navigating my diagnosis, we were blessed with twin daughters, Lyra Mae and Juniper Mira. Birth complications meant a long hospital stay, tearing us away from a confused toddler at home.

I have never had more to live for. Life has a way of humbling you like that.

The tumour sits on the left side of my brain. The calculating, analytical side I've led with my whole life. Maybe it's asking me to use my whole brain for once, balancing logic with intuition. That's partly why I've chosen a holistic and integrative pathway over chemotherapy and radiation. This feels like a hero's journey. And I intend to finish it.

The people around me have shown up in ways I'll never forget. If you're here, chances are someone who cares pointed you this way.

Our full story is on Substack. Thank you for being here.

https://mesaynz.substack.com/p/well-this-isnt-how-i-pictured-31

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With love and gratitude, Billy.

Use of funds

Funds will go toward hyperbaric oxygen therapy, high-dose IV vitamin C, red light therapy, a ketogenic diet protocol, targeted supplementation, and visits with integrative medical specialists