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<div>I'm Simon, a 55-year-old guy, born in Manchester but living in Surrey and the City for 30 years. In February 2025 I was diagnosed with a terminal, stage 4 brain tumour. The typical life expectancy for someone in my position is 6-12 months from diagnosis.
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<div>This is my story:
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<div>I am married to the beautiful and unbelievably strong, Zoë, and I have 2 kids, Raphael, 22 years old who will plays rugby professionally (hopefully in France soon as frankly it pays more and is better than here!) and Gabriel, 17 who is a computer nerd, complete opposite to his brother and doing computing at college. I have an 86 year old mum, Pam, who had a very rough 2024 and 2025 herself (it’s like a crappy competition), who I’m looking after, but who still, unbelievably, has the mental ability to deal with me!
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<div>In 2025 I did a dry January and did an 8 mile walk every day to get fit, but every day on the walks I had a "dizzy" spell. I put this down to a diet, daily exercise and no booze. Then in February, the spells kept happening, so I decided to do an MRI. I did an MRI private scan, the cheapest I could find in London, just for my own sanity and the following morning I had a phone call from the GP and was ordered to meet them asap. I was told I had a brain tumour, level 2. This was Wednesday. On Friday I went to hospital and after another MRI was told it was level 4, and terminal, game over.... I spent a week in St Peter's hospital, then in March I spent a week in St George's Hospital and had surgery. Unfortunately, they couldn't remove the whole tumour, just 80%, so I'm doomed apparently, I have my SR1 document (short length terminal disease statement), hence why I am doing this fundraising, as I have to look after my family who I love more than everything, and the time remaining is short and I am determined to fight and get more than a year out of this, targeting 5+ years.
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<div>I spent my whole life raising charity funds, volunteering and trying to be just a good person, never expecting the same for me, but here we go!
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<div>Having gone through months of trying different options to stabilise the tumour (Oncothermia, Keto diet, Vitamins etc.), and spending what money I had, I have just had my latest MRI (29th September 2026) and it shows a new tumour growth. 
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<div>Unfortunately this has led to rejection for the treatment I was fundraising for at CeGaT. £55,000 of donations has been paid to them and they, kindly, are refunding about £18,000. I have now sent my latest MRI scan to IOZK (Honestly they were my 2nd choice due to lack of statistics but my last option!). Treatment is needed urgently.
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<div>I will also continue doing the private treatment every 3 weeks, it’s called Avastin as my consultant believes it will help in a small way to keep me alive a bit longer. This is roughly £1,400 a month. Your donations have so far allowed me 18 treatments over the last 13 months, so all donations help fund this. 
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<div>I’m so in love with my wife and family, they make me feel amazing, and it hurts so much to know that without donations, they will be evicted, unable to finance living.
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<div>Thank you all and please contact me at any time. Let’s keep this going x
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Terminal Brain cancer! Help me stay alive for 5 more years!

Austin Vertudez

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