Shillingstone’s Sue Evans has launched a campaign to raise £60,000 for a life-saving op to remove deadly blood clots from her beloved partner’s lungs.

Papworth Hospital in Cambridge is just one of four in the world that can perform the eight-hour surgery to remove clots from the pulmonary artery. And without the operation, Mike King’s heart will fail.
Sue has launched an auction of promises to raise funds.

She said: “Mike is my partner and is from Barbados and so he isn’t eligible for treatment on the NHS (and rightly so). Without the operation, Mike’s heart will fail as the clots are stopping the blood getting through to the lungs.”

Mike is now receiving oxygen at home, which is helping him breathe and speak to family and friends on the phone, however he is unable to move around without becoming breathless.

Already the couple have raised £5,000 on their Go FundMe page, but time is short and precious. Sue said: “A huge thank you to everyone who has shared and donated to Mike’s GoFundMe page. We’ve had a tremendous response. This is an incredible achievement in less than three weeks and we are in awe of people’s kindness and generosity.”

To donate towards Mike’s operation, go to gofund.me/2d2dcb8f.

To bid on the auctions, go to auctionofpromises.com/2021AuctionForMikesLungOp.

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