A Current Affair first met Dave and Desiree Mills and their brood of 10 kids six months ago.
The family experienced their darkest hour when their youngest son Jonah was suffering from neuroblastoma, an unforgiving childhood cancer.
Jonah and his mum were absent from the family home in Grenfell in western NSW for more than a year.
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They were stuck in Sydney, five hours away where Jonah underwent extensive treatment, while self employed tradie Dave solo parented seven kids in their half renovated house.
During filming, Dave and Desiree received devastating news from Jonah’s doctor that they had found more cancer.
Dave was desperate to spend time with his boy and A Current Affair viewers helped make that happen as donations flooded in.
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“It was mind-blowing that people could care about our family so much that don’t even know us,” Desiree said.
Your generosity allowed Dave to down tools and make precious memories with Jonah and the rest of the family, a gift which Dave said meant “everything”.
“It meant I could be at home and spend that time with him,” Dave said.
Dave and Desiree hoped Jonah would be strong enough to go to his first NRL game.
The family are hardcore Parramatta Eels fans, with half their clan named after Eels players.
Jonah’s middle name is Lane in honour of Eel’s forward Shaun Lane and older brother Cayless’ name was inspired by Eels legend Nathan Cayless.
Sadly Jonah never made it to an Eels game.
The Mills’ Grenfell backyard is a world away from the hallowed Eels league turf but A Current Affair has a treat for the footy mad family.
The Mills tribe is off to Sydney for the State of Origin decider.
NSW and Eels superstar Mitch Moses called in to break the good news.
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