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My Dad's Battle with Brain Cancer

  • Update

      12 February 2022

    Hi everyone hope your well, my brother and I have started back at school dads really happy about that lol. Dad has been doing well only after chemo he feels horrible, he feels nauseous and very tired since they tripled the dose on February the 20th he will start his 3rd cycle of chemo. In the mean while he has washed the house outside, and maintained he little patch of grass, he has been fishing with his mates almost every weekend, they never seem to bring fish home though lol I’m sure they just sit around talking. Thank you so much for everybody support

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  • Dads update

      19 January 2022

    Hi everyone just want to apologies for the late update, things have been really busy. We had a wonderful holiday in Queenstown, my brother and I had so much fun, dad wasn’t to well for 4 days he stayed in bed, we think it’s due to his chemotherapy. Dad was happy to be home, he has really got into grass and maintaining the small patch in front of our house, mum thinks it great as he spends so much out there I’m pretty sure I’ve heard him talking to his grass. Thank you for everyone’s on going support

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  • Late update

      19 December 2021

    Hi everyone, dad finally got his first vaccination he felt good apart from having a sore arm. Dad had his MRI scan on Friday, this the first scan since surgery and we will receive the results on Tuesday fingers crossed the results are good news and that the tumour is not growing back. Dad has had good and bad days, when he has good days he's just like our old dad joking, laughing, cooking, singing (he has a terrible voice) on his bad days he saying in bed all day in pain. I apologise for the delay on the update.

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  • Finished radiation!

      26 November 2021

    Hi everyone, it’s been one week since dad finished radiation and chemotherapy on Friday around an hour later he felt really bad and we had to rush him to the ER due to his blood pressure and change of steroid, thankfully he’s feeling better now. Dads chemo was stopped early and his liver function is low, a side effect from the chemo, he now has blood tests every week so the doctors can check his liver function. Once again thank you all.

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  • 1 More week left

      13 November 2021

    Hi everyone, sorry for not posting an update last week. The last couple weeks has been rough the chemo is starting to really kick in he has lost his hair, week 5 has been accomplished he has been getting a lot of cramps and every night he wakes up to spew.

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  • Week 3 done

      31 October 2021

    Hi everyone week 3 done and dusted, dad has started losing his hair and has been fainting quite frequently. Apart from that we are staying positive we make him laugh and have as much fun as we can. As always just want to thank everyone for being kind and supportive.

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  • Update on dad

      24 October 2021

    Hi everyone, just wanted to update everyone on dads wellbeing, and once again I just wanted to thank everyone for the amazing continued support. On Friday my dad finished his second week of radiation treatment (4 weeks to go now), thank you to the the amazing staff at Auckland hospital oncology department, he still continues with his chemo 7 days a week, he has started to feel the effects of the chemo, fatigue, upset tummy etc. I have been in contact with Doctor Fahrer in Canberra, Australia who has been working on break through cancer research with some positive results, hoping she could help dad but unfortunately the treatment can not help as the treatment must be injected directly into the tumour, the Doctor did however send me other useful links which I will be working on this week. Thank you again to everyone I will have a new update next week.

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  • First week of radiation therapy done.

      16 October 2021
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    Hi everyone, first of all we just wanted to thank you all again we are very grateful. Yesterday was the first week of radiation done, today dad is not feeling not so well he has headaches, very sleepy, and nauseous. Today was my birthday I enjoyed spending it with my amazing family. Once we want thank each and everyone one of you once we just can’t express how grateful we are.

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  • Radiation and chemo

      11 October 2021
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    Hi everyone, we just wanted to thank each and everyone one of you, we are beyond grateful 🙏🏼 we just can’t thank you all enough.

    Today my dad started radiation therapy at Auckland hospital, and will start his chemotherapy tonight at 10pm. Hope everything goes well🤞🏼

    This morning before he went to the hospital he was nervous but stayed very positive when he came home he had a headache and was very tired at the end of the day we all stayed positive, once again thank you all so much.

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  • Dads treatment

      7 October 2021

    Hi everyone,I would love to thank each and everyone of you for everyones amazing contribution, we are super grateful. I would like to keep everyone updated, my mum received a email on the 6th of October saying that instead of the 19th my dad will start chemo and radiotherapy on the 11th of October. Once agin I would like to thank each and everyone of you, further updates to come.

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  • Goal Change

      4 October 2021

    Hi Everyone,

    Thank you for all your contributions so far. We really appreciate it. We have made a change to our goal, as we feel that what ever people are able to contribute is more than enough. We never had an intention of an end goal to begin with which is why we have removed the end goal.

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