
A Dying Wish that'll last a lifetime
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As some may know, our family has been hit with extremeley heartbreaking news...
On the 15th of May 2020, Billy (Cassy's Fiancee - hopefully soon to be hubby) had been diagnosed with the worst aggressive Cancer you could ever get (stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer - Metastisezed to the liver).
Ever since then, he's been in and out of hospitals - poked, prodded, biopsys, cut open - with many visits from Surgeons, Onchologists, Docs, Nurses, Nutritionalists and even a Preist (whom Billy was proud to admit that he got him to swear hehehe).
At first he got the news that with Chemo he'd have a little time up his sleeve IF they were able to get his liver to function better than what it had been. So first surgery was to get a stent put into his liver to allow it to drain. It was working an absolute treat to the point that his liver count had come down to 20 (a normal healthy reading is 2)! Then his Onchologist rang with some great news that there was a trial drug out for his type of cancer as long as his liver kept going great guns! It was smiles all round... Cass even said that it was the first time in a long time she'd seen him smiling while working on his project car and listening to music as this is one of the main projects he wanted to 'complete' as a heirloom to the loves of his life, Cass and the kids!
Things were looking up.... There was hope in everyone's hearts!
BUT.....
It wasn't too long before Billy fell extremely ill again. The stent didn't take and his liver was blocking up again. They were called into emergency and Billy was shipped off (by himself thanks to this covid bullshit) to St Vincent's to go under the knife again to get another 2 stents and 2 drains put in.... everyone was sooo hopeful that this would work!
After sitting through an MRI, much horrendous pain, and not being able to eat at all, Cassy and Billy were informed of the most horrific news they could ever receive. The cancer is that aggressive that chemo is not an option anymore, nor is this trial drug, as his liver won't cope... "we'll send you home where you're comfortable" (as you could imagine.... Billy's not a fan of the good old concrete jungle as he calls it - "give me the stars, a fire and family and I'm happy").
His bit of time to complete his project had been dropped from 12-14 months to only weeks (if his liver decides to work properly MAYBE a couple of months - if that).
Billy's dream of completing his project car for the loves of his life had been shattered... he has lost much weight, muscle and energies levels have diminished. His dream of completing this heirloom project, from start to finish by himself, is no longer in site. All he wants is to hear it going and see it brought back to life!
He's organised for a good mate to come put the motor in for him but finances will be tight to complete his dream (motor, body and tray). Hence, why I've decided to open up a go fund me page. This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my lifetime but I'm here to ask for help in raising funds to help this dream come true! Any help in making this happen will be greatly appreciated and never forgotten! Let's ban together and make this amazing memory last a lifetime!
Organizer and beneficiary
Elisa Anderson
Organizer
Mount Evelyn, VIC
Cassandra Houghton
Beneficiary