A Melbourne man battling terminal cancer and his heavily pregnant fiancée stranded overseas have been given $50,000 to fly home after a wealthy benefactor offered to pay for their flights.
Jay Morrow and his fiancée Bec Paton were given an exemption to travel to Mexico in early August in a last bid to treat the soon to be father-of-three's aggressive liver cancer.
The incredible gesture has overwhelmed the couple, with the pair thanking the anonymous businessperson for their kindness on Today this morning.
"That's amazing," Ms Paton said while crying.
"We're still very much in shock. We found out probably 15 minutes before this interview. So much to take in. We're so grateful."
The couple has a flight to Madrid booked for Thursday, where they would have to quarantine for two weeks.
But the flight home from Spain could cost about $40,000, with business class tickets the only guaranteed ticket home. Upon arrival, they would need to quarantine in a hotel in Sydney for another $3000.
Mr Morrow, 34, said the donation meant they no longer had to rely on their online fundraiser to raise the miracle money to return home before his fiancée gave birth to their third child.
"There is no words for it. Everyone's been so generous trying to get me here, to get the treatment and then we had a GoFundMe page," he said.
"We can put a stop to them now because of this amazing person."
Friends and family raised more than $60,000 on a crowdfunding page for the treatment at the Hope4Cancer centre in Cancun, in the hope the 34-year-old could spend more time with his young family.
Mr Morrow today revealed he has responded positively to the cancer treatment, which was a specialist natural alternative to chemotherapy.
"(I'm) holding up really well actually," he said.
"The treatment's been amazing. It's all holistic, natural-type therapies and I actually got some results back today that were very positive.
"My tumour has shrunk by 10 per cent. My blood work is good. My tumour markers are down."
The couple now look forward to being reunited with their two daughters, who are seven and 12, in Melbourne.
"The last half a week has been tears every single night. It has been really difficult," Ms Paton said.
"Explaining to them we didn't know when we were going to get home was really hard. They took that really hard.
"Biggest relief ever! It's just made it - it has made it worth it."
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