A loving son is raising money to fulfil his father's wish after he was diagnosed with serious illness. Neil Saunders, 62, was told he was living with bowel cancer last year and despite six months of chemotherapy, doctors informed Neil that he now has stage four cancer.
Neil, who 'has driven the length and breadth of Nottinghamshire' as a bus driver for 41 years is now back undergoing rounds of Immunotherapy, which his son, also named Neil, says could help to prolong his life. Neil Snr raised his family in Hucknall and has long been a fan of aeroplanes, and as a former member of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight he has always had an affinity with Spitfires.
While scrolling through Facebook last week, Neil Jnr discovered that sadly Carolyn Grace, Britain's only Spitfire pilot, had passed away in December 2022.
