Epping: Memories key to happiness for sick dad
Quality family time takes precedence over dirty dishes in the Williams’ home.
Christian Williams, 40, has been battling a malignant brain tumour for more than three years, but doctors have told him there’s little they can do for the Epping father now.
Mr Williams has been told he can expect only 12 months to live, but he’s committed to living that life to the fullest.
“We’re obviously trying to make the most out of life as we can and make as many memories as we can,” his wife Francis Zois said.
Friends, family and strangers are crowd-funding so that Mr Williams can be granted his wishes to make lasting memories with his two sons, Anthony, 3, and Theodore, 6.
“In all the horribleness of the disease, the support you get makes you think … how lucky we are to have such wonderful friends and family supporting us,” Mrs Zois said.
Theodore’s hugs and kisses have been lifting his dad’s spirits, but the family is hoping to raise another $2500 to help them go on a family holiday in Darwin, the only capital city Mr Williams has not visited.
The money raised will also help pay for him to fly in a helicopter, do some thrilling laps in a V8 Supercar and land a commercial airliner in a simulator.