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Touching: Groom spends last days raising money for wife's ailing daughter

<p>Tom Attwater knows he is dying of a brain tumour, but his priority is raising &pound;500,000 for his wife&rsquo;s daughter Kelli</p>

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Vowing to love each other for the rest of their lives was a particularly poignant moment of Tom Attwater and Joely Smith’s wedding day. Tragically, their lives together will be cut short for the bridegroom has a terminal brain tumour.

Joely, Tom’s wife  and Kelli’s mom

Marrying Joely last month was high on 31-year-old Tom’s bucket list. But at the top is raising £500,000 (Rs 4,93,18,342) for pioneering treatment to save their five-year-old daughter Kelli, who survived cancer twice but has a high chance of relapse.

He added: “Thank you so, so much to everyone who has donated. We still need your help.”

“I’ve no chances of life left but if we reach our target then Kelli has a great chance to live a long and happy life. Please help.”

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