Video: Terminally Ill Father Left $750,000 For Cancer-Stricken Daughter As Well As A Heart-Wrenching Letter
The video of a terminally ill father reading a letter to his cancer-stricken six-year-old daughter went viral, according to the Huffington Post.
The affectionate father died on Tuesday, October 6, felled by a brain tumor, said HNGN.
He was Tom Attwater, 31, who lived with his fiancee, Joely, 26, as well as his stepdaughter, Kelli. Their home was in the suburbs of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. This businessman fought cancer for three years but finally could not overcome it, and died.
He has raised money to pay for his stepdaughter's cancer treatments, partnering with Families Against Neuroblastoma to raise at least $800,000, according to The Examiner.
Donors have helped him to raise $750,000 to pay for her medical treatments in case she was afflicted by cancer again.
The father left a beautiful and heart-wrenching letter to his daughter, which has been videotaped and went viral on the Net. Here are a few excerpts:
"I wish I had the words to make you feel better. I wish I didn't have cancer and you didn't have to see me in pain as you often do now. I wish so many things were different but they are not."
"Most dads and daughters have decades to chat around the kitchen table, their hands warmed by mugs of coffee, as the dad dishes out advice and their girls no doubt roll their eyes. We don't have that time. I won't be able to drop you off on your first day at big school, pick you up after your first date, hold you when your heart hurts or cheer when you graduate."
" I hope cancer never returns so that your life is long, fulfilled and happy."
"Always choose boys with gentlemanly values, manners and respect."
"Sadly, you will have your heart broken one day. It hurts like hell and will feel like the end of the world. But you will get over it. And even if a romance doesn't work out, try to be kind. Boys have feelings too."
You can read the whole letter on the Daily Mirror website.
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