A young man was diagnosed with testicular cancer after being kicked by a cow – and he has since been told it is killing him. Thomas Page, 30, a farmer from Epwell, Warwickshire, was recently informed of a devastating prognosis, but his family do not want to make this public.
Instead, they are doing everything in their power to battle the cruel disease by refusing to give up, incredibly raising more than £60,000 for the cause at the time of publication.
Recalling how the nightmare began in January 2024, his sister, Katherine Page, told The Mirror: “Tom was moving cattle and one backed up and bucked and kicked him in the testicles.
“After pain for a few days he went to the doctors where he was referred for a scan and it was confirmed it was more than just bruising.
“He further went on to be told it looked like it was cancerous – prior to that Tom had no signs or symptoms to make him think there was any reason for a doctor’s appointment.”
According to the NHS, the main symptoms of testicular cancer include a lump or swelling in your testicle, an ache or pain in the area or your scrotum feeling, heavy, firm or hard.
A month after his diagnosis, Tom had the cancerous testicle removed, before undergoing four months of chemotherapy. But life became a “real struggle” after developing sepsis before finding out at the end of June that the cancer had been discovered in lymph nodes by his abdomen.
He then developed multiple liver lesions and another cycle of chemotherapy failed to shrink the tumour. Earlier this year, after being referred to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London for stem cell treatment and more chemo, Tom once again developed sepsis.
And speaking about the heartbreaking development last month regarding his advanced testicular cancer, Katherine wrote on his fundraiser: “We have been informed devastatingly that Tom has now been given a timeline of his life expectancy.
“We refuse to accept that this is it for him, it simply cannot be for such a hardworking young man to be subjected to such a short life expectancy.
“Together with close friends we are looking at alternative treatments that will work alongside the conventional route of treatment currently being undertaken to battle this disease.”
She said they have a strong belief that the alternative treatments will “stunt and kill the cancer that’s killing Tom”. Katherine said this includes dieticians, herbalists and naturalists along with private oncologists within the UK to support his current chemotherapy treatment.
She said the consultations range from £175-£600 per session – and they are also looking at alternative treatments in Mexico, Germany, USA and Switzerland that cost between £5,000 and £40,000 per treatment.
Katherine also explained on the GoFundMe how Tom was a stereotypical overworked and underpaid farmer who is not accustomed to being ill. Not being able to help physically with the family agriculture business has taken a “significant mental toll” on her brother.
However, showing his resilience, his sister added: “Throughout the journey Tom’s mindset hasn’t faulted away from the farm and keeping the wheels turning amongst checking in with local farmers and friends always thinking of others’ wellbeing over his own.”
Tom and Katherine tragically lost their mum, Mary, to cancer in 2017 – and they expressed their devastation at having to be tested with the disease yet again.
To make a donation to the fundraiser, you can do so here.
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