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A family are appealing for donations to raise money for a drug that could prolong a dad's life.
Adam Thornton was diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer in March last year.
The father-of-one from Hall Road in Lordswood had been suffering with pain in his ribs and chest for 16 months.
After 12 months of going to see his GP and specialists, his vertebrae collapse and he fractured his spine, which lead to him receiving the devastating news.
He under went chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma, which is a form of blood cancer.
His family are now raising money for a drug which they hope will double the time that they have left with him.
The drug is available on the NHS, but it is not offered to people in Adam's position as a 'maintenance' treatment
Adam's wife Vicky said: "The treatment will cost £66,000 to provide Adam with this drug for the next 16 months, which could double the time he has.
"We have both worked hard all our lives, though it is simply money we do not have.
"I appreciate the target is a mammoth amount so we’re aiming to spread our campaign far and wide to give us the best chance possible.”
Adam, father to Josh, seven, was the subject of a fundraiser held last year by Chatham Town FC, which raised £2,000.
The family's GoFundMe has already raised over £10,000.
Vicky added: “Please, if you can donate anything it would mean the world to us. I appreciate this isn’t going to be a cure and the cancer will come back, but we’re prepared to do anything, so Adam gets more time to see his little boy grow up. I don't want to lose my husband and I don't want my little boy to lose his daddy.”
If successful, the fundraiser could pay for Adam to have a supply of the drug by September, which is when the current funding for him to receive it will run out.
