A Thousand Hundreds for Jon's Pancreatic Cancer treatment

Welcome to a Thousand Hundreds

This initiative is centered around the idea that if 1000 people can raise £100, by asking 5 people in their circle of family and friends, to donate £20, we can raise £100,000.

We are raising money for life saving Cancer treatment for Jon Ward, his full story is below.

If you have come to donate please use the donate link above. Thank you!

If you have come to share please read on!

To get involved involved in this fundraiser:

1. Please share the “A Thousand Hundreds” Go Fund Me page from this pages 'Share' button (not a URL link).

2. Share the fundraiser to your Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. OR create a group of your family and friends on WhatsApp/Facebook and share the GoFundMe within the group.

3. Use the following text (or edit it, or create your own) which explains this simple initiative and how you know Jon, Jon's family or friends so that everyone can understand how easy it is to help save Jon’s life.

Sample Post Text (Copy and edit this):

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I am trying to raise £100 for Jon Ward’s Pancreatic Cancer treatment.

Jon is currently receiving genetically targeted, life-saving cancer treatment in Germany for his Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer.

Current UK licensing means that these treatments have been denied to Jon on the NHS (even though they are used routinely to treat breast and stomach cancers every day).

So Jon must continue to travel to his private oncology clinic in Germany to acquire the treatment he needs which is extremely expensive.

I am asking if 5 of you could spare £20, or 10 of you could spare £10 so that I can raise £100 to contribute to Jon’s treatment funds.

To donate, click on the Go Fund Me link.

Please share like this to your network and help this go viral!!

Thank you.

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4. That’s it, once you have followed the 3 steps above, you have completed the steps needed to participate in the A Thousand Hundreds fundraiser for Jon’s Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer treatment. THANK YOU.

Jon's Story

If you’re new to Jon’s story, let us fill you in -

Jon (42) needs your help and he needs it fast. He is fighting for his life against the cruel, aggressive and highly lethal disease which is Pancreatic Cancer (Stage 4).

Pancreatic Cancer without targeted treatment currently has one of the highest mortality rates of all cancers.

Jon was diagnosed in June 2023.

The primary tumour was removed in August 2023 via a HUGE open surgery on his abdomen, called a Whipple Procedure. He thought he was out of the woods.

His entire world was ripped apart in November 2023 when a scan revealed that the cancer had already spread to his liver, despite the surgery.

He has endured 8 months of chemotherapy on the NHS to try and control the tumours. During his chemotherapy treatment, Jon endured immuno-suppression induced sepsis, depression and blood clots, lifelong medication (blood thinners, pancreatic enzymes) and scaring with months of excruciating pain from his Whipple Procedure, teamed with opioid withdrawal from the amount of pain medication he required during recovery.

The disease has been slowly ripping Jon’s life from him - friendship, love, ambition and music was replaced with terror, fatigue and crippling overwhelm.

Despite the grueling nature of the past 10 months, Jon has kept remarkably fit. He has been walking, talking and laughing most days with his fiancé Bryony (28), who he met at the time of his diagnosis.

He has also maintained a carefully crafted diet to promote healing and combat chemotherapy toxicity.

Bryony, his Mum (Valerie), Dad (Tony), little brother Alex, and friends were a vital source of support, grounding and joy throughout this intensely difficult time.

In April 2024, the NHS determined that the chemotherapy was ineffective (as the tumours were still growing - albeit slowly).

Jon’s treatment was therefore suspended by the NHS.

As you can imagine this was a devastating decision imposed upon Jon against his wishes.

So, Jon, Bryony, Alex, Valerie and Tony launched a campaign to raise funds to obtain private treatment abroad (Germany), offering genetically targeted treatment options.

Jon began his treatment in Germany in May 2024.

His treatment included extensive genetic testing of the primary tumour (which was removed in August 2023).

The genetic testing revealed that Jon’s tumour expresses mutations which are most commonly found in breast cancer, prostate cancer and stomach cancer. (In addition to other mutations which are common to pancreatic cancer).

The combinations of mutations in Jon’s tumour are very rare which means it is extremely difficult to treat with standardised therapy but this also opens up avenues of treatment not usually associated with Pancreatic Cancer.

Therefore, Jon’s current treatment plan includes 1 standard chemotherapy (typically used as a final resort treatment for pancreatic cancer), 1 targeted chemotherapy (typically used to treat breast cancer), 1 immunotherapy (typically used for stomach cancer), 1 tablet which blocks the blood vessels in the tumour and 1 cancer vaccine.

Due to current licensing for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment in the UK, Jon can only receive the standard chemotherapy component of his treatment plan on the NHS.

So Jon, Bryony, Valerie and Tony have been and will continue to travel to Germany to acquire Jon’s life-saving treatment.

Jon needs your help to ensure that he has the funds to do so.

This is where you come in!