A Douglas man who needs a life-saving brain tumour operation is thanking the Manx public for its support.
A massive fundraising drive over the last two months has now reached its ?50,000 target.
And that means 29 year-old Michael Bellis can travel to America for treatment at a neurology centre in Boston.
Michael, who can’t have the operation in Britain due to the position and type of his tumour, says he can plan the trip after a medical appointment later today:
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