Help Angry Dad fight against Prostate Cancer!

Hi, I'm Kay/kayPOWXD. Earlier this year, I heard three words from my Dads mouth that no daughter ever wants to hear. Three words that no person on this earth wants to hear from anyone.

"I have Cancer."

We've kept the news between close family and friends for a while as we tried to come to terms with the information. Though it's still a very confusing and upsetting time for us, we now have more answers and feel it's time to open up to others outside our little bubble.

Most who are reading this will know my Dad as "Angry Dad" or "papaPOW", I'm extremely fortunate to have a very understanding and supportive Dad. He not only tries his best to understand what I do (Full Time Content Creator), but he gets involved! He's not actually very Angry at all, but he got the nickname after I decided to stream late at night a few times before he had work in the morning. He'd jump in the camera and play up to chat, being extra dramatic knowing that everyone loved it, causing chaos and embarrassing me. I stopped late-night streams, so now we all get much less Angry appearances. He jumps on the camera asking people to change my lights, he gets excited when people answer his questions. My community often gets more excited to see him than they do me!

He is the most fantastic Man, whom I'm incredibly proud to call my Dad. Just a few weeks ago he stopped his car in the middle of the road to help a couple with an old Beetle that had stopped running. He helped them push it to the side, then started taking apart the engine and ended up fixing it all in about 15 mins. The couple were so relieved, and he really did save their day. It's nothing new, my Dad is always helping others whenever he can, never expecting anything in return. He's good at pretty much everything too, which helps with that!

I could spend all day writing up how fantastic my Dad is, but I know that's not why most are here.

My Dad, Angry Dad/papaPOW has Stage 4 Prostate Cancer. He's done so much for me, my sisters, and many others. We want to be able to help him in every way we can. We've been told his Cancer is not curable, only manageable. So he will be undergoing treatment for the rest of his life.

In August, he starts his first batch of Chemotherapy, and then a few months after, he has Radiotherapy. He's been on hormone treatment for a few months now, which effectively "Starves" prostate cancer.

All these treatments will cause side effects. Pain, nausea, hot sweats, cold sweats, hair loss.. the list is incredibly long. We already saved up a lot of our own money to send him on a trip in a Spitfire, one of his biggest dreams! Seeing him smile and forget about it all for even just a moment meant everything. We wanted to do it whilst he still felt well, but now comes some of the hard parts.

There's no pressure for anyone to contribute, this GoFundMe is just open for anyone who knows and loves my Dad to help support his journey. We won't be upset or offended if you only come here to be nosey, we don't blame you at all! Especially with things as they are in the world. We’d never dream of taking money away from those who need it!

However, if you wish to contribute then your money will go towards things like:

My Dad, being forever a selfless man filled with love, will most likely want to give a portion to his local hospital as a charitable donation. We obviously don’t want to disclose our location with him being THE FAMOUS Angry Dad… but if he does want to make a donation, I will post screenshots of the money going to the causes he chooses here in the GoFundMe. My Dad will have full control over what the money goes towards!

Thank You for taking the time to read this, if you have any questions you can reach out to me and I’d be happy to answer. Prostate Cancer is a silent killer and I know my Dad will want me to mention that you should get regular checkups at the very least as soon as you hit 50, much sooner if it runs in your family! If you notice any change in the way you go to the toilet, or things that happen “in the bedroom” please talk to your doctor about it. If they say it’s nothing and you feel like it’s SOMETHING, PUSH. Push them to do tests, my Dad could have been in a better situation if his doctor listened to his concerns and took them seriously the first time he brought them up LAST YEAR. He got diagnosed months later, after he didn’t take no for an answer.

Stay safe. <3