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Shave for a Trial - John Lyon's Cancer Battle

$18,331 donated
Given by 113 generous donors in 7 weeks

I am shaving my head to help raise funds for John Lyon's battle with cancer. All funds will go towards unfunded trials/treatment.

Millwater, Silverdale

John Lyon is a mate of mine that was diagnosed with a rare stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer. He has been fighting this for 12 months with multiple rounds of chemo, radiation and Keytruda, which is an unfunded immunotherapy. Things seemed to be going well, but recently scans revealed that secondary cancers on his lungs, ribs and lymph nodes have spread. Because of this John needs to start looking at drug trials and other unfunded treatments to continue his fight against cancer and prolong his time with his family (wife Emma and kids Lucas and Sophia). These drug trials and treatments all come with a hefty price tag, so I have decided to raise money by getting sponsors to shave my head. If you are keen to support this please share this post on your socials and donate. All funds will be used directly to support John and his family fight this battle. Thanks for any support.

Jarrod Walton's involvement (page creator)

John is a good mate of mine. He is a great mate, father to Lucas and Soph and husband to Emma. John is a giving guy who does not hesitate to help anyone that needs a hand or support.

Use of funds

All funds will be used directly to support John and his family fight John's cancer, by helping fund drug trials and other unfunded treatments.

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Latest update

Last Chance  28 October 2025

Hi Team

Thanks to everyone who has donated to date!!!

I caught up with John yesterday. He is doing well and looks like he will start a new round of conventional treatment soon. He and Emma are still applying for overseas drug trials and hopefully he finds one that he is eligible for soon!

This page will close in 4 days so just sending a reminder to donate if you have not already.

Cheers

Jarrod

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Latest donations

Nick
Nick on 15 Oct 2025
All the very best John. Solid Jarrod 👊
$100
Falan
Falan on 07 Oct 2025
$40
Roberto
Roberto on 07 Oct 2025
Nice work Jwall. RESPECT ✊
$100
Sarah
Sarah on 07 Oct 2025
Kia kaha x
$50
Mel & Mike
Mel & Mike on 07 Oct 2025
Well done Jarrod. Love the M family
$100

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This campaign started on 9 Sep 2025 and ended on 31 Oct 2025.