James Egan - Stage 4 Metastatic Bowel Cancer

In August 2016, just after James's 43rd birthday he was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic bowel cancer, which has spread to his lymph nodes, liver and lung. The average life expectancy with this diagnosis is only 2 years.

James and his family have tried to avoid asking for help, but after 6 months of funding his treatment they need financial assistance going forward. Unfortunately, James does not have income protection or life insurance because he is considered to be an insurance risk. Between 18-20 years James had three spontaneous collapsed lungs. At 22 years, he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis following an attack that left him paralysed down the left-hand side of his body. At 30 years of age James was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease (auto immune disease). Shortly after their eldest son was diagnosed with the same condition. At this stage James radically changed his lifestyle and adopted a gluten free diet which managed to reverse the symptoms of his MS.

From August 2016 James has had a colostomy (bowel bypass to a stoma bag) and now has a large hernia behind the stoma. James has had six months of chemotherapy which has had to stop due to the severe side effects from the drugs. James can no longer feel his fingers, feet and half way up his legs.

James's Oncologist believes he may only have 8 months before his cancer starts to grow rapidly again.

In an effort to prevent chemotherapy from completely destroying his immune system he has supported his body with a number of alternative therapies. James has radically changed his life again in an effort to change the expected outcome.