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Delays singer Greg Gilbert needs £100k cancer treatment | |
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The family of the lead singer of indie band Delays say they need to raise £100,000 for his cancer treatment. | |
Father-of-two Greg Gilbert, 39, from Southampton, has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer which has spread to his lungs. | Father-of-two Greg Gilbert, 39, from Southampton, has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer which has spread to his lungs. |
His fiancée Stacey Heale said he needs to travel overseas to undergo urgent treatment which she claims is not available to him on the NHS. | His fiancée Stacey Heale said he needs to travel overseas to undergo urgent treatment which she claims is not available to him on the NHS. |
The family's crowdfunding page is hoping to raise £100,000. | The family's crowdfunding page is hoping to raise £100,000. |
Writing on the funding page, Ms Heale said: "We have had the terrible news that Greg is genetically incompatible with the only free immunotherapy drug available on the NHS. | Writing on the funding page, Ms Heale said: "We have had the terrible news that Greg is genetically incompatible with the only free immunotherapy drug available on the NHS. |
"Greg has begun his chemotherapy but we need money to be able to move quickly when this finishes in mid-March." | |
Mr Gilbert and Ms Heale have two daughters aged three and one. | Mr Gilbert and Ms Heale have two daughters aged three and one. |
Ms Heale said the cancer was discovered after he suffered severe abdomen pains and vomiting which saw him admitted to hospital in October. | |
An X-ray revealed a cancerous blockage in his bowel. | An X-ray revealed a cancerous blockage in his bowel. |
She said he had previously been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. | She said he had previously been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. |
More than 2,300 people have donated more than £75,000 in the four days since the campaign started. | |
Mr Gilbert said he felt "overwhelming love and positivity" following the appeal. | |
"I still haven't absorbed it - the word 'cancer' has such an aura of fear around it... in one instant it happens and I find myself living in the moment." | |
The appeal has attracted donations from celebrities including Ellie Goulding. | The appeal has attracted donations from celebrities including Ellie Goulding. |
A fundraising gig has also been organised on 5 January at the Southampton venue, the Joiners, where Delays have played many times during their career. | |
Delays were formed in Southampton in 2001 by brothers Greg and Aaron Gilbert with Colin Fox and Rowly. | Delays were formed in Southampton in 2001 by brothers Greg and Aaron Gilbert with Colin Fox and Rowly. |
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