Fundraisers organise wedding for young Eastbourne man suffering from incurable lung cancer
A young couple from Eastbourne are facing an uncertain future after a devastating cancer diagnosis, but a local fundraiser has organised a dream wedding to make sure their wish comes true.
Sasha Harvey and Dan Poole have been together for four years after meeting as night carers at an Eastbourne care home. They had two years of happiness together and then Dan, just 31, started to become poorly and was diagnosed with throat cancer. He had laryngectomy, which has taken away his ability to speak in the usual way. It was hoped this would remove the cancer from his throat and while this was successful it had already spread and he is now suffering from incurable lung cancer.
Dan said, “It wasn’t that much of a shock to me to be honest. I knew that something wasn’t right. I didn’t feel well and I knew there was something wrong.