Brit man becomes first cancer patient to climb Mount Everest
He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2015 and doctors had given him only four months to live
Most people give up after they have been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease but there are some who take it in their stride and try to do everything they’ve always wanted to do. A Brit man diagnosed with cancer however has beaten the odds and reached the Mount Everest Summit in a heroic tale.
Ian Toothill became the first cancer patient to conquer Mount Everest in an unbelievable act after he was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2015, according to a report in The Guardian. The doctors had given him only four months to live and since climbing the highest peak in the world was always always his childhood dream; he decided to go ahead with it.
The 47-year-old is a personal trainer and with his climb has helped raise 31,500 pounds (Rs 26,18,122) for the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity. Interestingly, a friend of his had also promised to donated 1,000 pounds if he completed the climb to the top.