<div>Thank you Tiktok community for inspiring this fundraiser for my dad - Andrew Coles (aka the best chef in the world who can’t eat a thing)
</div><img class="m-text-editor-image" alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63965871_1647126035944914_r." width="100%" />
<div><strong>Meet Andy - hasn’t eaten since 2020 and can not swallow food, liquid or even his own saliva </strong>
</div>
<div>My dad continues to fight for his life. Getting dad to the point of breathing unassisted has meant the world - but the journey is only beginning. Right now he requires 24/7 care, recovering from a rare and risky surgery that has never been done in Australia before! The disease he has is called Supraglottic Stenosis, and since the end of his radiation for throat and tonsil cancer, dad has had 7 emergency surgeries, including 3 tracheotomy’s. Cancer has left him with an airways disability and now the fight is to explore surgeries and treatment to walk more than 20 metres, swallow through his mouth and have some quality of life back. Our lives have been changed forever and this year dad has received a serious diagnosis of skin cancer all over his body and requires ongoing surgeries as we speak.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>$75 a fortnight?</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img class="m-text-editor-image" alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63965871_1647127502732250_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We need your help to fund ongoing treatment that is out of pocket and not covered by the government/insurance. Dad use to be a thriving and hard working individual. He has lost his job and can’t contribute to any bills due to his rare condition. Australian government doesn’t classify him as disabled, covid payments ended - so he only gets $75 a fortnight to cover all expenses… financially just scraping by to live. Mum and I not classified on paper as carers and use unpaid leave and our pay cheques to support dad at appointments, treatment costs and 24/7 caring at home.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This fundraiser started by his daughter will go to supporting Andrew’s medical costs and assist his support groups in Australia. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>For just over 2 years now my dad has endured the fight of his life due to head and neck cancer</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Dad has a permanent airways disease due to radiation. He will never ‘return to normal’, similar to what we hear about the pandemic, normal will never be the same.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Cancer doesn’t stop at the disease and treatment, there is no timeline for recovery and this will continue to be the hardest part. My dad who was once the loudest voice in the room, buffet lover and frequent traveller can only walk to the mailbox, has a PEG in his stomach for liquid food for past year and may never eat a steak or bacon sandwich (his favourite) ever again.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Please spread the word - check your lumps </strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img class="m-text-editor-image" alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63965871_1647127422485270_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>It is my passion to continue to spread awareness about the lifelong effects and non linear recovery process of cancer. The lack of support for patients once treatment is over must be reconsidered, with vital funding required. I will continue to be an ambassador for Peter Mac Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Aus where dad had most of his treatment. I’ll also work closely with dad’s support networks including Larykins and Head and Neck Australia to support their research and funding to help people like dad and families like mine!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Every single dollar counts - and if you can’t financially support please share this page on your socials. Shoutout again to the wonderful tiktok community, it all started with dad making me dinner and he is so proud to feel special just for showing our daily life! My love always xx Britt
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Dad is a viral sensation on TikTok</strong>
</div>
<div><strong>tiktok: Banne_8</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img class="m-text-editor-image" alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63965871_1647128194260737_r." width="100%" />
<div><strong>﻿</strong>
</div>
<div>Dad can’t eat, he can’t even swallow his own saliva
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>He has coughing fits regularly, requires constant care as his airways are so incredibly tight… even saliva gets stuck.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>But before cancer, Angry Andy Eats was a vibrant instagram full of his latest eating adventures around Melbourne. The biggest foodie, loudest character and still tries talking our ears off with his trache tube!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>He still loves cooking and shows his love with food! I decided to film him cooking the gourmet meals he makes me when I come home from work and millions of people on TikTok resonated with his story.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I’ve been flooded with comments that have left us in tears. Videos have gone viral and left the most talkative man speechless
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>For those who follow, thanks for your support - we forget we live such a challenging life and our daily routine is not the norm. I’m so honoured to share his love and that’s what gets us all through.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>What is *actually* wrong with my dad?</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img class="m-text-editor-image" alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63965871_1647127273511469_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>It’s a long story but here it is! In September 2019 he was diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer (HPV16+ T4N2 tongue &amp; right tonsil) and underwent an intense 35 sessions of radiation and chemotherapy. Treatment at Peter Mac was vital for dad’s survival and the meaningful relationships developed with doctors, nurses, admin staff and fellow patients was a lifeline beyond medication.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>People think cancer stops at treatment. This wasn’t the case for my dad. The past two years have been a gruelling uphill challenge for Dad and also mum and I. Dad has been diagnosed with a rare airways disease as a result of radiation. He can barely walk, lost the ability to swallow and talk.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The disease is called Supraglottic Stenosis, and since the end of his radiation, dad has had 7 emergency surgeries, including 3 tracheotomy’s. Cancer has left him with an airways disability and now the fight is to explore surgeries to secure an airway, whilst keeping his voice and one day the ability to swallow food again. Rehabilitation to learn these skills again will be vital for years, especially with his jaw-lock and lymphedema. So the treatment at Peter Mac whilst he is in cancer remission is ongoing with ENT specialists. Dad also has skin cancer with bills for private treatment stacking up.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Cancer has changed my dad forever. I’ll forever cherish our coffee dates, travel adventures and eating dinner together - things we use to take for granted. He is my biggest inspiration in life, and mum and I will always support him and be his rock - there is no one else in the world I can imagine who could endure the pain, hardships and ongoing fight for life like my dad can.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This fundraiser is for my dad. His translator when he can’t talk, his spokeswoman for his story, his carer, but most importantly - his daughter.
</div>

Nelson Alexander

Justin Mabbutt

Anonymous

Racquel Sherry

Olivia Jane

Eva Gjini

Kodie Norris

grace walker

Shakira Cox

Faith Horne

Han V Nguyen

Anna Lynch

Help Andy eat again with vital treatment

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Help Andy eat again with vital treatment

Still $12,990 to go. Help us build momentum.