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A father-of-four was diagnosed with stage three brain cancer and the family raises funds to fly him to Sidney for surgery- His 7-year-old daughter auctions hand-painted tea towels to help raise money for the $100,000 trip.

Life is unpredictable and can change in an instant. This has happened to a family back in March 2019, when a father-of-four was diagnosed with stage three brain cancer.

Diego Wernicke, a tattoo artist, had a seizure in front of his two eldest daughters, Luna, age five, and Mili, age three, outside their home in Gold Coast. The girls called for help from the neighbors, and the 47-year-old father was rushed to the hospital when doctors discovered his cancer.

The tumor is in a high-risk area of the brain, so doctors refuse to operate on it. Now, Diego’s wife, Hayley Allen, 32, struggles to fly her husband to Sidney, as the renowned brain surgeon Charlie Teo is their only hope.

Meanwhile, their 7-year-old daughter auctions hand-painted tea towels for up to $130 each to help raise money for the $100,000 surgery.

• The Allen family: Hayley Allen, 32, Diego Wernicke, 47, Folk, five months, Luna, seven, Inca, two-and-a-half, Mili, five

• Luna auctions hand-painted tea towels for up to $130 each to help raise money for her father’s surgery with Dr. Charlie Teo

• Without the surgery, the short prognosis ensures their five-month-old son Folk, won’t be able to create memories with his father

The mother, a former freelance photographer, said:

“Charlie Teo believes he can get 99 percent of the tumor out. They can never give you a definitive answer, but the operation would potentially add years and years on to his life, compared to the 12 months or so he has now.”

In the case of the short prognosis, the 5-month-old son Folk, who was conceived before the discovery of the tumor, won’t get the chance to create memories with his father.

Yet, to do the surgery, Mr. Teo must be invited to Queensland by a public hospital, something that has not happened in 35 years.

• A tea towel hand-painted by Mr. Wernicke’s daughter Luna

• The couple have started fundraising to be able to pay for the trip to Sidney

The family asked for doctors letters and recommendations in an attempt to fly him over the border, but had no luck, so they started fundraising to fly Diego to Sydney.

Ms. Allen says they will keep struggling, so she could tell their children she “tried everything to keep their dad alive.”

The first seizure of the father had a huge impact on their 7-year-old daughter Luna. The mother explained the girl has broken down, “crying “I don’t want Daddy to die”.

They have even got her seeing a therapist to talk to during these difficult times.

• Mr. Wernicke lying in hospital during his treatment for a stage three brain tumor

• Diego with one of his young children in hospital

• Ms. Allen said Mr. Teo told the family he could operate tomorrow if the family secured the funds

The incredible little girl has been auctioning painted tea towels on Instagram to help fly her father to Sydney. She has contributed $600 so far, with the highest bidders handing over $130 for a single towel.

Ms. Allen added that Mr. Teo told them he could operate tomorrow if the family secured the funds. During this time, the family gives their best to stretch every cent and provide Diego the treatments he needs, pay the rent, and buy food.

• Luna has been auctioning painted tea towels on Instagram

• Ms. Allen said she likes keeping busy to avoid the stress of looking after their children and her sick husband

“It has been hard because Diego hasn’t been able to work since he got sick, and he can’t drive so I have to take the kids to school and take him to appointments.

At the beginning of this year, we had no money and dropped the amount of cannabis oil we were giving him, then he had more growth, all the while I was about to have our little boy.”

The family was forced to move to a more affordable area in Beaudesert during his first six weeks of chemotherapy.

Ms. Allen says that she keeps herself busy so she could cope with the entire situation:

“When I stop, my brain starts ticking over and it becomes very overwhelming, so I’m very active and try to stay focused on what I’m doing.”

In a post on the GoFundMe page, she said she ‘felt awful’ for being ‘another person asking for lifesaving treatment’, but she knew she had to try. While the treatment costs $100,000, the family will need more for their travel and quarantine, so they have set a GoFundMe goal of $150,000.

People have been incredibly kind and generous so far, and the family hopes they would be able to raise the rest and the father can get for the surgery that can save their lives for the better.

Source: www.unilad.co.uk

A doctor in India was tricked into buying a magical, wish-granting lamp for £72,000- Fraudsters have been arrested and will remain in custody ahead of charges being filed

Sadly, fraud is all too common in our world today. Fraudsters patiently wait for their next victim, and they prey on the vulnerable and inexperienced.

They would use all their skills and knowledge to use people and take what they want from them. Yet, one doctor in India was scammed in a very unusual way!

Two scammers allegedly tricked him into buying an Aladdin-style wish-granting lamp for £71,842! What’s more, they even conjured up a fake genie.

Laeek Khan, who worked as a doctor in London before he returned to India, went to the police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, after realizing that this lamp had no magical powers whatsoever.

Amit Rai, a senior officer said:

“The cheats had struck a deal for much more but the doctor had paid about seven million rupees (£71,842).”

He stated that they arrested the fraudsters, and they will remain in custody ahead of charges being filed.

• Laeek Khan went to the police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh after he realized the lamp he bought had no magical powers

Rai added that the wife of one of the fraudsters was also involved in the fraud, and she is “on the run’. When he filed the complaint, Khan explained that one of the men pretended to be an occultist and made a ‘jinn’ – a paranormal figure – emerge from the lamp.

When he asked to touch the genie or take the lamp home, they refused him, with an excuse that it might cause him harm.

Finally, they persuaded him to buy the lamp, claiming it would bring him health, wealth and good fortune. Khan said that he later figured out that the genie was, in fact, one of the men in disguise.

Rai added:

“The men have also cheated other families using the same modus operandi. The total amount of money involved runs into several million rupees.”

Unbelievable!

Source: metro.co.uk

Mexican entrepreneurs designed vegan-leather- their cruelty-free, and animal-exclusive method creates quality leather from nopal, a type of cactus.

As our planet is under an increasing threat from global warming, both, consumers and manufacturers Are becoming aware of the growing need for environmentally-conscious products. The popularity of eco-friendly brands is on the rise, and experts hope that over time, we will all make this important switch.

All-natural products ensure safety from all dangerous chemicals, improve the quality of life in terms of mortality, age, diseases, and illnesses, and ensure the safety of families and the planet.

Yet, leather can be eco-friendly too! In the last decades, the textile industry has faced an important issue-activism over the production of leather from animal hides.

Although leather is used in the industry in various ways, and many claim that it is just a by-product of the food/meat industry, animal activists and conservationists fight to put an end to cruelty and advocate for alternative solutions to leather.

Therefore, scientists and researchers have come up with numerous alternatives to leather over the years, such as waxed canvas, pinatex, and leaf leather.

Yet, the product by two Mexican entrepreneurs seems to be able to fill in the big shoes perfectly!

To create an alternative that fits the fashion specifications for toxin-free products that may last up to 10 years, Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez, founders of Adriano Di Marti, created Desserto!

This vegan, cruelty-free, and animal-exclusive method creates quality leather from nopal, a type of cactus.

According to their website:

“Desserto is a highly sustainable plant-based vegan-leather made from cactus, often distinguished by its great softness at touch while offering a great performance for a wide variety of applications and complying with the most rigorous quality and environmental standards.

The aim is to offer a cruelty-free, sustainable alternative, without any toxic chemicals, phthalates, and PVC. The result, Desserto, the Cactus Vegan-Leather, is partially biodegradable and has the technical specifications required by the fashion, leather goods, furniture, and even automotive industries.”

The Desserto’s ranch is 100% organic and no herbicides or pesticides are used. Cactus leaves are harvested, left to dry out in the sun for 3 days, and then they are processed and incorporated into the patented Desserto.

The excess cactus left after production is packaged and sold to the food industry. The location of the ranch is in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.

The two entrepreneurs aim at producing the vegan-leather without causing any damage to animals and plants. They cut the broad lives of cacti only, not to damage the tree or the root, and after 6-8 months, they harvest the leaves again.

As cactus is perennial, they only have to plant once in 8 years, but they tend to cultivate more trees in the area as frequently as possible. In this way, they also enrich the soil with microflora and microfauna.

They have not cut down any trees for the production of Desserto so far. Desserto leather is only partially biodegradable and has a durability of at least 10 years. The company is already conducting sales of the vegan-leather, so you might soon purchase your new leather purse made of 100% cactus!

The Desserto products were showcased at the International Leather Fair, Lineapelle in October 2019, held in Milan, Italy, and the company received massive recognition. Big names across several leather-consuming industries showed their interest in Desserto.

Adrián López Velarde, the Vice President of Adriano Di Marti explained the idea behind it all:

“I had the idea after working first in the furniture and later in the automotive industry and Marte Cázarez in the fashion industry, where we identified that the problem of environmental pollution was serious.

As a result, we were genuinely interested in reducing environmental impact, so we decided to leave our jobs and start Adriano Di Marti, a company to focus on developing Desserto, which nowadays is known as cactus or nopal vegan leather.

After two years of research and development we managed to produce a suitable material that complies with the features and technical/mechanical specifications required by those industries that use animal or synthetic leather; also, thanks to its organic composition, it is breathable, which makes cactus or nopal vegan leather similar to animal leather.”

When it comes to manufacturers interested in using Desserto, he added:

 “As our material is highly sustainable and cost-competitive, and it complies with required specifications, it is an alternative that offers a win-win scenario.

They will not only benefit from developing a high-quality, sustainable range, but they will also have a competitive edge: they will contribute to caring for the environment and they will meet the growing end-consumers’ demand of using environmentally friendly materials.”

Source: vt.co