More than £5,000 raised to help Doncaster teen pay for dad's funeral
The 19-year-old has set up the fund after the death of her dad
A Doncaster teenager has seen more than £5,000 pour in after setting up a funding page to pay for her dad’s funeral.
Megan Shackleton has been innundated with donations following the recent death of her dad Neil.
On the funding page, which you can donate to HERE she said: “Everyone who knew him knew how much of a gentle, bubbly and light hearted soul he was.
“As a teenager he lost his mum to cancer, as well as losing his dad, my grandad Arthur, earlier this year.
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“Unfortunately this took a massive toll on his mental health and after losing my grandad I truly believe his only hope was to be with him again.
“He had his struggles and unfortunately his body couldn’t keep fighting physically as well as mentally.
“Due to the loss of his parents this now makes me his next of kin and I am now responsible for his funeral and other related things.
“As I am only 19, I study full time at university and I cannot afford to give my amazing daddy the send off he deserves. I’m asking for anyone to take your time to share this page and donate to help this cause.
“Rest in peace dad, I’ll love you always - love from your little fruit bat.”