Help Tamzin and Scotty
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Please help this beautiful 48 year old father, husband and friend, spend the end of his life with his family, without the financial stress.
Scotty, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour (Gliobastoma) in September. Stage 4 brain cancer. Since then he has had 2 operations. The first one days after collapsing. The second after unsuccessful radiation and chemotherapy. He has the second one awake.
The surgeries have bought the family more time with Scott. Without it he had days to live. Cruelly, time is now short and the family are really suffering.
Like many this year, Covid has also already put a huge financial strain on this family. I know it would make him happy to at least know his family are cared for. For Tamzin, it takes some pressure off while she tries to run a family in crisis, and a husband with medical needs. We cannot give him what they really want for Christmas, which is to have Scotty for a long time, but we can help make their life a bit easier.
The community have been very supportive, and this has really helped lift their spirits. They have been amazing actually.
But they need a lot more help than we can give them. I know there are many people out there who want to help, and sometimes money is the easiest way to get that help to them. I would love it if we could raise enough money to cover their mortgage for a few months at least. And of course, any bills. I would also love it if it could pay for the family to have counselling. Access to free services has been limited and the kids are really hurting. Finally, it would be really great if we could raise enough money to pay for a little belated honeymoon, should he be up to it. They were married in a very intimate ceremony last month after Scotty’s first operation and in the middle of having chemotherapy and radiation treatment. There was no time for a honeymoon. They have been dreaming of a family holiday for as long as I can remember. It would be a wonderful gift to them. Unfortunately he can no longer fly. But maybe somewhere nice close to Canberra.
Who is Scotty? He is my best friend’s beautiful husband. And he is my best friend. He is genuinely the kindest man you’ll ever meet. The first time I met him I came to collect my son and Scotty was teaching him how to make a scooter with timber. He loves kids and is always teaching them something, or doing something with them. This includes building them a flying fox! Crazy man! Eventually Tamzin demanded it be removed when one of the boys got stuck up high!
He is the sort of man where nothing is ever too much and he would do anything for you. Scotty is genuinely the most amazing bloke – kind, generous, laid-back, and always does everything with a great sense of humour and a classic cheeky smile and the greatest sense of humour. He is one of those people that you meet and love instantly. Most of all, Scotty is the best partner and husband a woman can ever have. Tamzin and Scott have the most amazing relationship, and it is heartbreaking witnessing the pain they are going through, knowing time is so short. They cannot bear spending a minute apart. It is so unfair.
“I just felt tired” After a couple of weeks of feeling incredibly tired, on the morning of 6 September 2020 Scott collapsed at work and was rushed to the hospital. By the end of that day, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumour and advised he had 22 months to live. He instantly had to give up work, his licence and his independence. Doctors advised that the GBM tumour is incredibly fast growing and would extend throughout the brain and may come back, even after intensive treatment. The diagnosis sent Scott, his family and his community into shock.
A modern-day Brady Bunch love story. Tamzin returned to Australia from France with an 18 month old baby, and a premature newborn, after her husband suddenly walked out and left her with nothing. After her traumatic return to Australia, alone with two little ones, she started to rebuild her life in Canberra. Scott was running a plastering business and raising two beautiful daughters after a separation. One morning in 2011 Scott arrived at Tamzin’s new home to commence a renovation on her new house. When Tamzin opened her front door…it was love at first sight. They knew instantly that they had something special. Scott and his daughters, Lara and Zoe, and Tamzin and her sons, Hugo and Augie, soon created their own home together in Hawker. Scotty and Tamzin’s love for each other has continued to grow over the past nine years. They truly are soul mates. And their combined family has become inseparable. I saw myself how happy the kids were when they officially became step siblings. It meant so much to them.
An adoring husband
Scotty and Tamzin’s love is truly something special. They have found the love of their lives in each other and it is obvious to anyone who comes into contact with them. This love has branched out to their children and their community, so that when anyone enters their home, they can feel the warmth, love and genuine happiness that exists there. A committed father Scott is a devoted father to both Lara and Zoe, and Augie and Hugo. Patient, kind, clever, you would often see Scotty mentoring his kids – and those around the neighbourhood – to build skate ramps, a tree house or any other project that would bring them joy, whilst teaching them invaluable skills.
An invaluable part of our community
Over the last nine wonderful years the family has become an institution in their neighbourhood – their warmth, generosity and sense of humour endearing them to all. Scotty adores not only his own children, but those of all their friends, and you will regularly see him mentoring and teaching them everything he knows. It is one of the qualities we adore about him. He always has time for them. Hope and a last-minute wedding After an operation to remove the brain tumour in October 2020 and a month of intense daily chemotherapy and radiation, the family was feeling positive about the future. As soon as Scott was advised of his diagnosis, all he wished for was to finally tie the knot with Tamzin (they had been engaged for several years but running a family always seemed to take priority). So on October 25th 2020, they got married just as Scott began his chemotherapy and radiation treatment. It was a very small, beautiful ceremony.
Only two months to live
However hope was soon replaced with devastation when, after finishing his treatment at the end of November, Scotty relapsed suddenly. Doctors delivered the heart-breaking news that the treatment had not worked at all, and that the tumour had come back and doubled in size. It was the most aggressive case of brain cancer they had ever seen, and his prognosis is now short. Please help We welcome any contribution – no matter how small – just to relieve Scotty and his family of their day-to-day financial obligations so that they can dedicate this time to create their final beautiful memories together. It is also important for them to get some enjoyment and quality family time over the next few weeks. Thank you in advance for your kindness and compassion. Please keep Scott and his family in your thoughts this Christmas. We are still praying for a miracle.
An update:
Scotty’s family had a fantastic Christmas party yesterday and are enjoying quality family time today. This week he started triple chemo and some other treatment, and yet nothing stops him from building a spit and cooking an amazing lunch. Thank you so much for all the kind donations so far. They have helped so much.
Scotty, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour (Gliobastoma) in September. Stage 4 brain cancer. Since then he has had 2 operations. The first one days after collapsing. The second after unsuccessful radiation and chemotherapy. He has the second one awake.
The surgeries have bought the family more time with Scott. Without it he had days to live. Cruelly, time is now short and the family are really suffering.
Like many this year, Covid has also already put a huge financial strain on this family. I know it would make him happy to at least know his family are cared for. For Tamzin, it takes some pressure off while she tries to run a family in crisis, and a husband with medical needs. We cannot give him what they really want for Christmas, which is to have Scotty for a long time, but we can help make their life a bit easier.
The community have been very supportive, and this has really helped lift their spirits. They have been amazing actually.
But they need a lot more help than we can give them. I know there are many people out there who want to help, and sometimes money is the easiest way to get that help to them. I would love it if we could raise enough money to cover their mortgage for a few months at least. And of course, any bills. I would also love it if it could pay for the family to have counselling. Access to free services has been limited and the kids are really hurting. Finally, it would be really great if we could raise enough money to pay for a little belated honeymoon, should he be up to it. They were married in a very intimate ceremony last month after Scotty’s first operation and in the middle of having chemotherapy and radiation treatment. There was no time for a honeymoon. They have been dreaming of a family holiday for as long as I can remember. It would be a wonderful gift to them. Unfortunately he can no longer fly. But maybe somewhere nice close to Canberra.
Who is Scotty? He is my best friend’s beautiful husband. And he is my best friend. He is genuinely the kindest man you’ll ever meet. The first time I met him I came to collect my son and Scotty was teaching him how to make a scooter with timber. He loves kids and is always teaching them something, or doing something with them. This includes building them a flying fox! Crazy man! Eventually Tamzin demanded it be removed when one of the boys got stuck up high!
He is the sort of man where nothing is ever too much and he would do anything for you. Scotty is genuinely the most amazing bloke – kind, generous, laid-back, and always does everything with a great sense of humour and a classic cheeky smile and the greatest sense of humour. He is one of those people that you meet and love instantly. Most of all, Scotty is the best partner and husband a woman can ever have. Tamzin and Scott have the most amazing relationship, and it is heartbreaking witnessing the pain they are going through, knowing time is so short. They cannot bear spending a minute apart. It is so unfair.
“I just felt tired” After a couple of weeks of feeling incredibly tired, on the morning of 6 September 2020 Scott collapsed at work and was rushed to the hospital. By the end of that day, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumour and advised he had 22 months to live. He instantly had to give up work, his licence and his independence. Doctors advised that the GBM tumour is incredibly fast growing and would extend throughout the brain and may come back, even after intensive treatment. The diagnosis sent Scott, his family and his community into shock.
A modern-day Brady Bunch love story. Tamzin returned to Australia from France with an 18 month old baby, and a premature newborn, after her husband suddenly walked out and left her with nothing. After her traumatic return to Australia, alone with two little ones, she started to rebuild her life in Canberra. Scott was running a plastering business and raising two beautiful daughters after a separation. One morning in 2011 Scott arrived at Tamzin’s new home to commence a renovation on her new house. When Tamzin opened her front door…it was love at first sight. They knew instantly that they had something special. Scott and his daughters, Lara and Zoe, and Tamzin and her sons, Hugo and Augie, soon created their own home together in Hawker. Scotty and Tamzin’s love for each other has continued to grow over the past nine years. They truly are soul mates. And their combined family has become inseparable. I saw myself how happy the kids were when they officially became step siblings. It meant so much to them.
An adoring husband
Scotty and Tamzin’s love is truly something special. They have found the love of their lives in each other and it is obvious to anyone who comes into contact with them. This love has branched out to their children and their community, so that when anyone enters their home, they can feel the warmth, love and genuine happiness that exists there. A committed father Scott is a devoted father to both Lara and Zoe, and Augie and Hugo. Patient, kind, clever, you would often see Scotty mentoring his kids – and those around the neighbourhood – to build skate ramps, a tree house or any other project that would bring them joy, whilst teaching them invaluable skills.
An invaluable part of our community
Over the last nine wonderful years the family has become an institution in their neighbourhood – their warmth, generosity and sense of humour endearing them to all. Scotty adores not only his own children, but those of all their friends, and you will regularly see him mentoring and teaching them everything he knows. It is one of the qualities we adore about him. He always has time for them. Hope and a last-minute wedding After an operation to remove the brain tumour in October 2020 and a month of intense daily chemotherapy and radiation, the family was feeling positive about the future. As soon as Scott was advised of his diagnosis, all he wished for was to finally tie the knot with Tamzin (they had been engaged for several years but running a family always seemed to take priority). So on October 25th 2020, they got married just as Scott began his chemotherapy and radiation treatment. It was a very small, beautiful ceremony.
Only two months to live
However hope was soon replaced with devastation when, after finishing his treatment at the end of November, Scotty relapsed suddenly. Doctors delivered the heart-breaking news that the treatment had not worked at all, and that the tumour had come back and doubled in size. It was the most aggressive case of brain cancer they had ever seen, and his prognosis is now short. Please help We welcome any contribution – no matter how small – just to relieve Scotty and his family of their day-to-day financial obligations so that they can dedicate this time to create their final beautiful memories together. It is also important for them to get some enjoyment and quality family time over the next few weeks. Thank you in advance for your kindness and compassion. Please keep Scott and his family in your thoughts this Christmas. We are still praying for a miracle.
An update:
Scotty’s family had a fantastic Christmas party yesterday and are enjoying quality family time today. This week he started triple chemo and some other treatment, and yet nothing stops him from building a spit and cooking an amazing lunch. Thank you so much for all the kind donations so far. They have helped so much.
Organizer and beneficiary
Julie Cook
Organizer
Page, ACT
Tamzin Nugent
Beneficiary