Appeal for treatment buys Rob more time

another chemotherapy drug which, if successful, the NHS might consider buying in the future.

He said: "They have applied for the other option on compassionate grounds, but it can take upwards of four to six weeks to arrive, and the consultant fears that at the rate I am declining, it may arrive too late.

“This won't save me, but they hope it will ease my symptoms or hopefully buy me an extra few months.

"I want to be remembered for never giving up and for taking all the options at my disposal.

“I’m going to die this year regardless, but thanks to these donations I might get to see the birth of my nephew at the end of summer.”

Rob’s fundraising page is at www.gofundme.com/f/Robschemo-fundraiser.

Rob is also urging people to join the Anthony Nolan Trust stem cell register.