Help Dave raise money for life-giving treatments...

Dearest humans,

Our magical friend, Dave Rock, was diagnosed with an Astrocytoma brain tumour at Christmas last year, after having sudden seizures and going to hospital in an ambulance.

It has been a huge shock and a blow to his family and friends to say the least, and an overwhelming and frightening ordeal for Dave on many levels. He spent three weeks in hospital, undergoing brain surgery on his 41st birthday. Experiencing intensive treatment and his world being turned upside-down. He went home, only for storm Eowyn to leave his house without power or water for nine days.

All this, while managing his severe condition, and processing the trauma of surgery and really facing mortality, has been frightening, exhausting and disorienting. Yet Dave has recently found new clarity, conviction and even inspiration around his wish to embark on a natural healing journey, with the intention of bringing his body into a state of healing and his tumour into remission. This clarity and desire to live has been a beautiful thing to witness, and we want to offer our energy, love and support behind him as he takes the next steps.

With the support of his oncologists, he is pursuing natural treatment routes, and alternative medical treatments, to give his body a chance to strengthen and heal, bolster his immune system, and mitigate potential side effects as far as possible.

As with many of the less mainstream approaches to healing there are significant associated costs. The supplements, herbs and alternative treatment protocols he needs will amount to many thousands over the coming months/years. As we wish Dave to access the best supports that are available to him, we are reaching out to his beloved friends and allies for financial support, however big or small, to help him achieve his wishes for health and longevity.

Dave has been an inspiration to so many people, and there is so much more magic that he has to share with the world.

Thank you in advance from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity and support in making Dave’s healing more achievable for him.

Dave was barely working the last few years, as he had intense brain-fog and exhaustion, which we now know was due to the tumour. The following is a breakdown of some of the costs expected over the coming year and the treatments he wishes to undergo.

Supplements: around €5,000-6,000 over a year

Consultation with an oncology expert nutritionist: approx €1,000+ in a year

Bodywork, acupuncture, other physical treatments: min €1,000 a year

Counselling: €1,000 + a year

Alternative medical treatments: there are several Dave is researching, and they are extremely expensive, well above €20,000 for full treatment.

And of course: there is no predicting all the extra costs, including travel, accommodation and who knows what else…

Much love and gratitude,

Glenna & Ebanie, and all of Dave’s loved ones

Message from Dave;

Thank you so much for taking a moment to read this, and considering supporting me. Maybe you know me well, maybe we’ve never met. Anyway, big hugs to you.

The journey of the last few months has been one of incredible shocks, and fear. The seizures, and ambulance ride, the announcement I have a growth in my brain. Crossing the country in another ambulance a few days later on Christmas Eve. The brain surgery on my birthday, complete with a Harry Potter quiz during it from the speech and language guy.

It’s taken a long time to begin to awake from the mad blur of it all. There’s a lot of trauma. I’ve been practicing voicing and loving all the pain and fear, especially as I have been facing mortality more intimately than ever before.

But it’s also been a revelation; this is why I’ve been so exhausted, so stuck, so lost in recent years. There have been other revelations; the beautiful kindness of people I barely know, the true depth of friendships, and family. The exquisite beauty to wake up alive each morning.

I have been more scared of death than ever before, felt more powerless and lost (as an adult) than ever before. I’ve also been feeling incredible trust, strength and even creative joy, as I begin to take my healing in my own hands, and find my way on this path. I spend parts of each day as much in love with the preciousness of life as I’ve ever felt. I have this vital desire to live a long, healthy life, so I can share love, wonder and healing with the world. And lots of poems, stories and laughs too : )

The fear and uncertainty are very real. Healing myself on every level means finding so many ways to support and protect my body and my spirit. The trust and joy are real too. Healing also means feeding more creative courage, more truth-living, and more loving life on every level.

The supplements are costing a fortune. I’m also needing body work done regularly. And in depth counselling. And the alternative medical treatments available abroad - which can be incredibly effective, and do not bring the dangerous side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy - are extremely expensive. I found myself scared, disbelieving, of the idea of spending so much money to cure myself. Much more money than I’ve ever had. Then I realised - what am I thinking about the worth of my own life, or anyone's life, if I can’t imagine paying to be treated in the best way possible?

Anyway, thank you so much for reading this far. Thank you for your presence, and if you are moved to contribute, thank you so much for helping me heal and live.