You can make sure no one faces cancer alone!
1 in 3 New Zealanders will get cancer in their lifetime.
That could be you; that could be someone you love.
This Daffodil Day, we need your support more than ever to ensure crucial cancer care and life-saving research are there for every Kiwi in need.
Please, make your donation today.
As Luke buckled over with severe abdominal pain, he had no idea that his entire world was about to be turned upside down.
“The doctors holding my hand, and he goes, ‘Luke, you’ve got stage 4 bowel cancer.’
Shocked and heartbroken, Luke’s mind went to his wife, Cushla, and sons Theo (6) and Hunter (9).
“[The doctor said] they had to do an urgent resection of my bowel, but I was only hearing every fourth word.
If I’d left it for another 36 hours, I’d be dead.”
In an instant, Luke’s life and the lives of his family were forever changed.
Can you imagine how terrifying it would be to hear those words – stage 4 cancer?
How alone you might feel, not knowing who to turn to?
It’s during devastating moments like these that your donation brings wraparound care and crucial support.
As Luke went through difficult surgeries and numerous rounds of chemotherapy, Cancer Society Nurse Estelle was right there, providing free expert advice, care and a listening ear when Luke needed it most.
“As my treatment went on, I had regular catch ups [with Nurse Estelle]. We’d have these courageous conversations. It's another ear and another point of view, and it's unbiased.
It really calms the mind, because things run away real quick when you are left to your own devices or without an answer.”
Luke and is family have depended on support from kind-hearted people like you.
But to ensure that support continues for all families facing cancer, we need this year’s Daffodil Day to be a success.
“For a lot of people, cancer is the biggest fight they’ll ever get themselves into, and one of the hardest. And we need those [Cancer Society] services to help us get through, and for our families and friends to get through.
You might look at that and go, that’ll never happen to me. But I used to be that guy – I was a fit 38-year-old dad.
So anything you can give, it helps the cause.”
When you donate to the Cancer Society, you’re ensuring cancer patients like Luke and his family will be supported by a caring and informative cancer nurse. You're also ensuring cancer patients can access free counselling, accommodation, transport to treatment, and more.
We can't do it alone. Please, make a donation today.
