'We need more time together': Fundraiser set up for dad with stage 4 cancer

A fundraiser has been set up for a dad fighting stage 4 cancer.

Lukas Holona was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma and has been fighting the illness, through surgeries and radiation.

Lukas and his wife, Justyna moved to Dublin, Ireland, where they are raising their eight-year-old son, Matthew.

In a bid to help her husband, Justyna has set up a GoFundMe campaign.

“We meet 12 years ago, started our family, we have one child, Matthew will be turning 8 in December 2024. Lukas has been fighting with melanoma for the past ten years. Over the years we had many ups and down, battles with spreads, surgeries and radiation. We tried immunosuppressants, which only helped for one year. Lukas takes oral chemotherapy tablets since 2018 which help control the disease in his body but not in the brain,” she explained.

“Lukas is fighting with a spread in his brain since 2022, that slowly and truly takes him away from us. Lukas was a professional driver, working for the same company for over 17 years. Lukas had a brain surgery, followed by extensive radiation in July/ September 2023.

Lukas suffers from epilepsy and had a bleeding in the brain after the above treatment.”

Unfortunately, Justyna said his cancer came back “stronger than ever”.

“Lukas started bleeding in the brain again leaving him unable to function (he has severe left side body weakness - the tumour is on the right side of the brain). Lukas is now recovering from another brain operation preformed in Beaumont Hospital, in which Lukas remains at the moment.

“The cancer is very aggressive, there are no further treatment options available for him.

There will be no further radiation, surgery or medication. I am asking for financial support to allow us to try alternative therapies. Modern medicine has no more to offer, and we are not ready to give up, we need more time together.”