A DROITWICH pub has raised over £5,000 to help a family member live with terminal brain cancer as long as he can.
James Davies, known as Jam, has been recently diagnosed with Grade 4 Astrocytoma, an aggressive form of cancer.
Kirsty’s cousin Andy Docherty, who is a landlord at The Red Lion pub in Droitwich, held a fundraiser earlier this month to help raise the cash needed for James to go abroad for the treatment needed to help him live as long as possible.
The family day, which also included an auction and raffle, raised £5,025.67 towards the total needed for James’s treatment.
Andy said: “From the bottom of our hearts at the Red Lion, we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who came to support us or donated auction or raffle prizes.
“We had such a great day, and raised a whopping amount of money.”
James, who is from Worcester, has been given just 12 to 18 months to live without Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy or five years with treatment.
The 46-year-old and partner Kirsty Howard have four children between them, the youngest being just four years old, and a one-year-old grandson, and are desperate to raise funds for treatment overseas to help him live for as long as he can.
However, the cost of the treatment could be as much as £50,000, meaning they need to raise funds as quickly as possible to secure the space.
Kirsty said: “Thank you to each and every one of you who has supported us and donated, we really do appreciate it and are so overwhelmed and grateful – we couldn’t have got this far without you.
“We are all so heartbroken, having recently been told the worst news a family can hear.
“He’ll never get rid of the cancer; we’ve got to prolong his life as long as we can and create happy memories.
“We have a young boy, so even if he manages to live another five years, he will only be nine- we need Jams around longer than that
“There is a clinic in Germany that specialises in Dendritic Cell Treatment, which is more tailored to Jams’ diagnosis.
“We have researched the clinic and the treatments and feel we’re making the right decision to give Jam the best chance at beating this horrible disease.”
Currently, over £30,000 has been raised of the £36,000 needed for James to make the journey to Germany for treatment.
Visit gofundme.com/f/james-davies-jam to donate.
