Please help me, help our dad. His got 6 months to have a holiday of a lifetime and I need your help to get him there.   Before being diagnosed my mum and dad planned a holiday, unfortunately due to Steve's medical appointments, they can no longer afford to go. Steve is our families biggest supporter and would do absolutely anything to help those in need, but now it's our time to help him when in need.

Below is our dad's story. On an annual family camping trip on January 11th 2003, our lifes changed forever, our outgoing, adventurous dad suffered a major stroke during a casual game of cricket right infront of our eyes. After spending weeks in a coma we didn't know if that game of cricket was the last memory we'd have with him. But, it wasn't his time to give up. In his true fighting spirit, he woke up! He had no idea who we were and was paralysed to half of his body but to see him awake meant more then anything. A couple years of rehab and a tremendous improvement, Steve learned to talk, walk and live again, although it wasn't your typical "normal" life, it was our new normal. Through all the ups and downs Steve wasn't going to let being paralysed stop him providing for his family, he returned to work in 2006, it wasn't his line of work he previously done but thanks to Better rentals Cranbourne, they provided a job suited for him. Between 2006 - 2017 Steve suffered from 5 tia's (mini strokes) Unfortunately he was forced into retirement in 2017, the pain in his body was getting to much, his only working hand broken in many places due to over use and multiple falls. Life since retirement hasn't been easy, being knocked back from disability pension Steve had to get legal aid just to be approved! Even with little to his name Steve would give whatever he could to help anyone else out where he could. Medically, physically and mentally you'd think life has thrown enough his way, but fast forward to 2023 during a routine blood test it showed Steve was losing blood somewhere, his gp ordered a colonoscopy/gastroscopy. During this procedure, a phone call noone wants to receive. Cancer... your dad has cancer after a PET scan it revealed not just 1 type but bowel and kidney cancer. Steve underwent a risky but successful procedure and removed his bowel, now living with a stoma. Unfortunately due to all Steve's medical issues his kidney cancer cannot be treated without dialysis, as both kidneys already only function at 38% his body cannot handle chemo or radiation. Our dad has been given 6 months before starting this treatment. Thank you for reading, we appreciate any donation or sharing of our story