Our mates last wish

Cam is my name, and 2 weeks ago, on Saturday, October 26, one of my best mates, Adam Glascotts world was turned completely upside down when he checked into the footscray hospital and was told he had stage 4 lung cancer. He was told alongside his partner Elisha that it had spread to his liver and hip. To say Elisha and Adam were devastated would be a massive understatement. They would now have to find a way to tell their combined 8 children aged from 9 up to 23, and also try to find a way to pay the bills and put food on the table, as by this stage Adam hadn't been able to work for the previous 3 weeks and was definitely in no condition to go back to work due to major breathing difficulties.

The next 9 days, Adam would spend in the ward at footscray Hospital getting scans and tests and have many litres of fluid draining from his lungs, with Elisha and the kids by his side every day.

On the monday 4th of November, 10 days after checking into hospital and being diagnosed, Adam had surgery on his lungs, which seemed to go well until doctors tried to bring him from the anaesthetic and chose to induce him into a coma, as he was extremely agitated and uncomfortable, and doctors believed this would be the best chance for recovery, which came as a shock to his loved ones but it seemed to be the best course of action.

From there, it got worse each day.

2 days later, on Wednesday the 6th, 12 days after diagnosis, Elisha got the call to bring all family into the hospital for a family meeting with Adam's doctors. Elisha knew exactly what this meant. Doctors had told Elisha and the kids that Adam's condition had gotten so bad, to the point where it would now need to be discussed when the breathing tube/life support would be taken away.

The following day, Thursday 7th, the same discussion would take place with doctors, and it was decided by Adam's immediate family that the respirator would be taken away on Saturday 9th of November at 11 am. But Adam's condition had worsened to the point that he couldn't keep the fight going any longer. Elisha and Adam's children were all called to return back to the footscray hospital on Friday, the 8th of November, to say their final goodbye and tell him they love him. Adam passed just after 6 pm Friday 8th of November, with Elisha and his kids by his side just 14 days after being diagnosed with lung cancer. 14 days! It had only taken 14 days from diagnosis to Adam's passing.

My goal for this gofundme is to help Elisha with funding for funeral costs and living expenses, so Elisha and the kids can morn the tragic loss of one of the most unique human beings someone would ever know. Anyone who had met Adam would know exactly what I mean by unique. I won't go into detail about his character because this is now about his family getting through the most difficult time they've ever faced. But believe me, adam could make anyone laugh in any scenario, and was loved by every single person who had the honour of knowing him.

Adam and I had discussed the things that could be done to help Elisha and the kids, which would leave him in states of anxiety and panic knowing he couldn't afford his own funeral let alone the cost of food and bills for his family after he would pass. But he believed he had time to work out a plan. That plan never panned out as he was in a coma just 2 days after this discussion right up until he passed. Money was a concern for Adam. The last thing he wanted was to leave Elisha and the kids in a financial hole.

Just before he became ill, his cars engine had blown along with Elisha's car started to have issues. The new washing machine he had bought barley 12 months earlier had broken down, with Samsung not covering the warranty. It was one thing after another, and then the worst thing that could happen, happened.

Adam was loved by all, and I'm really hoping all his friends and friends of friends could share this story and dig deep to help our mates family get through this devastating time and not have the stress of finding funds for a funeral, living costs, putting food on the table, and getting back on their feet with the cars and washer. If there's one last thing we could do for our mate, it's this. Thank you for reading this far, and thank you for any amount given to his family.