- A father of three from Crawley, Lewis Daines, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer after mistaking his ‘tickly cough’ for a minor issue.
- Despite never smoking, Daines was shocked to find out that the cancer had spread to his bones and adrenal glands, making it incurable.
- Daines emphasized the importance of not ignoring symptoms and advocated for taking out life insurance at a younger age.
- He revealed the difficulty of dealing with the diagnosis and expressed a desire to see his children grow up despite the grim prognosis.
- Daines started a GoFundMe page to support his family financially, raising over £46,000, while highlighting the challenges faced by cancer patients due to post-Covid backlog in cancer referrals and treatments.
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Pulmonary Medicine, Oncology