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<\/p>\nNorth Staffordshire mates are rallying around Michael Jepson<\/p>\n
Michael Jepson is fighting for his life after being diagnosed with a stage-four brain tumour(Image: Lisa Jepson)<\/p>\n
A family have issued a desperate appeal to get a North Staffordshire-born man life-saving treatment. Michael Jepson was diagnosed with stage-four brain cancer in March 2025.<\/p>\n
The 55-year-old was born in Mow Cop and moved to the Scottish Highlands in 1996. But Michael\u2019s quiet life was turned upside down after he began experiencing subtle memory loss.<\/p>\n
Wife Lisa Jepson told StokeonTrentLive: \u201cIn January last year, Michael started to behave differently. Just in small ways that only I would notice. After 20 years of never going to the doctor, I managed to convince him to pop in. All they could find wrong was that his blood pressure was a bit high. They asked us to keep an eye on it and that was that.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring that time, his behavioural symptoms got worse. He was experiencing mild headaches, mood changes and memory problems. I called the paramedics after he woke up one morning and asked me if I thought there was something wrong with his brain. He was checked out but they couldn\u2019t find anything wrong again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made a GP appointment but before he could go, he woke up feeling extremely tired and confused. He wouldn\u2019t eat as he was convinced he\u2019d just eaten – even though he hadn\u2019t eaten in several days. Then he was violently sick. He was rushed to hospital where they found a large massing wrapping around his right temporal lobe. They sent him off for emergency surgery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey removed this cyst and found a tumour behind it. Michael recovered really well from the surgery and felt much better. But we were told two weeks later that his tumour was cancerous.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Michael Jepson is fighting for his life after being diagnosed with a stage-four brain tumour(Image: Lisa Jepson)<\/p>\n
Michael was diagnosed with a stage-four terminal glioblastoma. The tumour is unmethylated, meaning it can resist chemotherapy by repairing its own warped DNA.<\/p>\n
Doctors placed Michael on palliative chemotherapy which managed to temporarily stabilise the tumour. But a scan in December 2025 revealed it began to grow again – leading Michael to go back under the knife.<\/p>\n
Lisa explained: \u201cThe surgeons deemed it inoperable as it was too close to major blood vessels. I wanted a second opinion so we went to a private surgeon in London. She said she could operate no problem. Everyone banded together and got the money for his surgery raised in eight days. It was amazing. He recovered so well, you couldn\u2019t even tell what he\u2019d been through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, through perseverance and experimental treatment, it appears Michael may be able to overcome the deadly disease once and for all.<\/p>\n
Lisa said: \u201cBut now he\u2019s had another MRI scan which confirmed traces of the tumour are still there. We\u2019ve been told that he can have second-line chemotherapy. But we already know that probably won\u2019t work because of the chemo-resistant tumour he has.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we\u2019re looking at taking Michael to Germany where they can give him a special vaccine made with his tumour markers. It effectively means his antibodies can fight the tumour without much impact on his life. But it means we\u2019re going to need some more fundraising support to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Michael Jepson is fighting for his life after being diagnosed with a stage-four brain tumour(Image: Lisa Jepson)<\/p>\n
The experimental treatment will cost the family around \u00a320,000 – without factoring in travel expenses. But Lisa says they have received an overwhelming amount of support.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cThe boys from Mow Cop are doing the Killer Mile to try to raise the money for his treatment. And a woman called Claire Jepson, who does the Mow Cop scarecrow trail, says she\u2019ll pledge half of this year\u2019s proceeds to Michael\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cUp here we\u2019ve been doing raffles, quiz nights and other bits in the community to help out. And a charity called Heather\u2019s Heroes have kindly pledged \u00a32,500. They say that when we reach a certain fundraising goal, they\u2019ll pledge another \u00a32,500.<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael and I have been so grateful for all the support we\u2019ve received. It\u2019s heartwarming and amazing. It\u2019s hard to put into words. Without people\u2019s help, he never would have afforded his surgery. Now we\u2019re hoping we can make this last push.\u201d<\/p>\n
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