Delays star Greg Gilbert diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer on daughter's first birthday
GREG GILBERT, the lead singer of indie band the Delays, has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and his fiancée has now launched a campaign to provide vital treatment.
Delays frontman Greg Gilbert has been diagnosed with bowel cancer
The singer and frontman received the devastating news weeks ago on his youngest daughter's first birthday and also learned that it had spread to his lungs.
The 39-year-old's wife-to-be Stacey Heale has set up a crowdfunding site in order to raise "at least £100,000" for him to travel overseas to undergo urgent care that she says is not available on the NHS.
On the Go Fund Me page, she wrote: "Greg Gilbert is known to many as the singer and guitarist of the band Delays and as an artist.
"To me, he is my fiancé, my joint adventurer through life but most importantly, the daddy to our two baby girls Dali and Bay."
Greg Gilbert found he had stage 4 cancer on his daughter's first birthday
The Delays singer's fiancee has now set up a Go Fund Me page for treatment
I just cannot let Greg die and our daughters grow up without their daddy.
Going on to reveal he has cancer, Stacey continued: "To our horror we have been told that the NHS is limited in what they can do to save him.
"I cannot put into words the terror and shock of this moment. To hear Greg ask the consultant how long he had left to live is the darkest moment of my life and something that will haunt me forever."
However, she went on to say that the family were "not prepared" to take the situation lying down.
"Greg is an otherwise fit and healthy man who has never smoked, taken drugs and has rarely even drunk alcohol.
Greg Gilbert asked doctors how long he had left
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Greg Gilbert's family said they are not willing to take the diagnosis lying down
"Through extensive research and correspondence with specialist clinics in the UK and abroad, we have discovered new and groundbreaking treatments. These are targeted treatments such as stereotactic radiotherapy, microwave ablation and personalised immunotherapy," she revealed.
Stacey added: "We have always been huge advocates for the NHS but I just cannot let Greg die and our daughters grow up without their daddy because of money."
Since the crowdfunding campaign - dubbed Give4Greg - was started three days ago, nearly 2,000 people have donated to the value of over £55,000.