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The best friend of a 26-year-old man given just two years to live after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour is trying to raise money so he can get treatment abroad and get married.

Jamie Pritchard, 25, has known Lewis Thomas Davies, from Phillipstown in Caerphilly county borough since he was four.

But earlier this year, Lewis was given the devastating news that he had an incurable brain tumour and only has years to live.

In June, while out walking with his fiancée, Alicia, Lewis collapsed and had a seizure on the street.

He was taken to hospital where they found a lump on his brain.

Days later, he underwent a massive operation to remove the tumour and managed to remove 90% of it.

But a few weeks later, Lewis went back to the hospital for the test results and was told he had a stage three/four glioma which is incurable.

He was told he had two years to live.

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But his best friend Jamie, from Gilfach, Bargoed, was determined to help, and set up an online fundraising page to fund treatment and pay for more treatment abroad and meet other people with the same condition as him – as well as marry his fiancee of eight years.

He said: “I was heartbroken when I found out Lewis was diagnosed, devastated. I didn’t want to believe it when I was told about his diagnosis.

“Even today, I still can’t get my head around the fact my best friend of 21 years is going to die.

“But ever since he found out, Lewis has been so positive. He won’t let nothing stop him living his life. Lewis refuses that he has got just two years left, and is very committed to proving people wrong.

“When people get told that they have cancer, people may think that their life is over. But not Lewis, because he knew that he is going one way forward and winning this battle.

“I’m so proud of Lewis the way he has been since he got told about his cancer. He’s like a brother to me. Lewis has always put others first, and I couldn’t be more proud to call him my best friend. We have made so many memories and I want to make more memories with him. Without him, my life would be dull and empty.

“I set up the campaign so Lewis will have a best chance of extending his life. Lewis will be able to search for treatment abroad to help extend his life.

“We want Lewis to live his life to the fullest and spend more time with his family and his friends.”

(Image: Go Fund Me)

Now Jamie is hoping to organise a musical festival next month with the money raised going towards the campaign. His friends are also all planning on getting matching tattoos – the words ‘mind over matter’ with an arrow in the middle – which symbolises there is only one direction, forwards.

Jamie also set up a page on GoFundMe for people to donate to, and after only two days, he managed to raise £2,000.

Now he’s hoping to raise ten times that to get Lewis what he needs.

(Image: Go Fund Me)

He said: “All of the money will go toward finding possible treatments to help extend his life after the chemo/radiotherapy is completed and also to raise awareness of brain tumours. “Any remaining funds will be given to research into treating malignant brain tumours. He hopes one day that we will be able to cure the incurable.

“Lewis has always put another people first, but I think for once we need to put him first now.

“He brightens up other people’s lives when they are having a bad day. He is that type of person who will make your life better for just having him in your life.”

You can donate to the fund here: www.gofundme.com/hopeforlewis