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A young father was dealt a massive blow after he was diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer just before his wife gave birth to their first daughter.
Chris Stoker, a Brisbane warehouse manager, was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of eye cancer, ocular melanoma, in May 2022.
The cancer is extremely rare with only five to six in one million people diagnosed with the illness.
Chris Stoker (pictured left), a Brisbane warehouse manager, was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of eye cancer, ocular melanoma, which occurs only five to six times in a million people, in May 2022. He pictured with his wife Katey MacPherson
In April, Ms MacPherson gave birth to Ivy Elizabeth Rose. Pictured, Mr Stoker,
Within days of the diagnosis, Mr Stoker's eye needed to be removed and replaced with a prosthetic.
Mr Stoker was dealt another blow when a routine scan in March detected the cancer had spread to his liver.
'We were told that there is no 'cure' for this type of cancer and there is very limited treatment options available,' his wife Katey MacPherson said.
'The treatment options that are available will prolong his life but not cure him of this awful cancer.'
Mr Stoker, who is just 36, was told there is 'no cure' for this type of
