Cancer patient's heartfelt message: 'Do it for your loved ones and keep fighting'
Nathan Cummings, 24, was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour two years ago, and continues to battle the disease. Now suffering from advanced cataracts, he decided to pen a heartfelt message to the world before he loses his sight completely.
"For the last year my life has been the worst it can be.
"I got diagnosed with cancer last year, a brain tumor called medulloblastoma at grade 4. I had two brain surgery operations where my family was told I wouldn't make it after.I then caught a meningitis infection and we were told I probably wouldn't survive it
"I spent a whole month in two hospitals because I was so ill. The hospitals were Preston Royal and Christies in Manchester. I had to have 30 radiotherapies five days a week, then had a break before my chemotherapy.
"When I got to having chemo I suffered having sepsis not once but twice and then again we were told I wouldn't make it, and still to this date I'm having chemo with a damaged immune system, blurred eyesight and days where I'm vomiting...
"The reason I fought all this and I'm still here is because I thought of my sisters and brothers, my mum, my grandparents and my nan who is no longer here, and I thought 'how would they feel if I was no longer here to love and support them?' That's why I keep going: I love you all.
"To the people suffering from cancer like me, do it for your loved ones and keep fighting. Don't let it win."