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A YOUNG Newcomb dad was preparing to exchange vows with his high school sweetheart when a devastating diagnosis turned their picture-perfect future upside down.
Kane Wolter and Sian Guy should have just landed back home from their honeymoon, with fresh tans and an exciting future ahead of them. Instead they are confronted with a barrage of complex medical terms and a maze of treatment plans.
Mr Wolter, 33, was diagnosed with stage four inoperable lung cancer days before he was due to fly out for his dream wedding in Bali. The young dad to Olivia, 4, and Indi, 2, now faces months of treatment as doctors try to contain the spread of tumours.
His partner of close to 20 years rushed Mr Wolter to the emergency department days before their planned wedding after he complained of stomach pains.
The couple wasn’t worried as Mr Wolter suffers diverticulitis and it was their belief he just needed to be checked out so he could get the OK to fly.
A routine CAT scan unveiled a diagnosis that led to the cancellation of their wedding and put their whole future in doubt. Right at the top of the scan, a section of Mr Wolter’s lungs could be seen dotted with tumours and a mass of liquid.
“It just snowballed from there. He had scan after scan. He had PET scans last week and that’s when we found out he had stage four lung cancer,” Ms Guy said.
A concrete pumper by trade and a keen fisherman and loving dad, Mr Wolter prides himself on being active and fit. His diagnosis has shocked his closest friends and family.
Mr Wolter’s only health complaint was a sore back.
“We just it put down to work and would never have associated it with cancer. It turned out to be a tumour sitting on his nerve,” Ms Guy said.
The Cancer Council of Victoria reports that almost onein-five cancer deaths are caused by lung cancer.
But Ms Guy and Mr Wolter are hopeful treatment will stop the spread of cancerous cells.
“They are going to try to contain the cancer. We don’t know how long they can contain it for — we’ve been told he won’t be cured,” Ms Guy said.
The family is looking into chemotherapy but will seek a
According to the the actor stated she received the offer through her lawyer in September and that it came from a source close to Weinstein. second opinion this week to see if there are trials or treatments Mr Wolter might be eligible for.
For now, the couple is focused on keeping life as normal as possible for the two young daughters — sneaking in a much-needed time-out trip to the Gold Coast last week.
Close friends have set up a GoFundMe page to help support the family’s medical bills.
“It feels so strange seeing that page up there. It is always someone else’s story and it feels surreal that this is happening to us,” Ms Guy said.
“We don’t know what is down the track — we just know it’s going to a be a really hard slog.
“We were a happy little family and now this has changed everything. It all depends how he responds to treatment.” To support the family visit: gofundme.com/kanes-fight-with-cancer.