Posted on 08/22/2017 8:36:36 AM PDT by Gamecock
Full Title: Ex-Royal Marine and Iraq war hero is selling his medals to pay for four-year-old tot’s £200k treatment for rare cancer
Veteran Matthew Goodman, 35, read about little Lottie Woods-John’s battle with neuroblastoma and decided to step in and help the family.
Despite never meeting Lottie, the married father-of-one, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, felt touched by her fight and listed his three service medals on eBay.
Matthew, a duty manager at a leisure centre, said: “When I came across Lottie’s campaign, I was heartbroken to read her battle against childhood cancer.
“Her prognosis means she has 85 per cent chance of relapse.
“As a father myself, I couldn’t imagine seeing my baby daughter, Freya, suffering like that and I knew I had to help in some way.
“My medals were just sitting in the drawer doing nothing, and I thought they could be used for something worthwhile.
“They were awarded for the sacrifices I made, but I’m happy to forgo that honour if it means helping a little girl in desperate need.”
Now the tot is undergoing immunotherapy to zap the rest of the cancerous cells in her body, but desperately needs an innovative vaccine treatment available in America.
Free health care at it’s finest.
But, but, I thought UK health care was free.
And much much more responsive than that old capitalist American approach.
Can anyone translate this occupational title into American?
HMFIC at the local Gymn?
It is, if you fall and break your arm.
But if you need an innovative vaccine treatment to fight neuroblastoma, you have to travel to America where health care isn't free.
Indeed - the NHS in UK is the largest employer in the world, and lefties are always bleating on about how well they take care of sick people, how compassionate they are, how bankruptcies are not caused by treatment for rare diseases, etc....
Someone please explain.
Doorman at a strip club????
Perhaps the Gard family donate the remaining funds collected for the son Charlie?
This is a truly noble man.
I work at a health club. I’m pretty sure it’s something like a manager on duty or similar. Pretty low level job.
This is inexcusable.
No one should be able to buy better medical care than his neighbour!
</Medzi> (medical aocialist)...
Yours is the only response about the man and his generosity. Thanks.
I’m surprised at that. He paid for those medals in blood, it was a very generous gift. I hope the child can get her treatment.
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