Dad told he had 24 hours to live twice after Valentine’s Day diagnosis
A father-of-four who was told he has leukaemia on Valentine’s Day 2023 and given 24 hours to live on two occasions during treatment, leading him to plan his own funeral, has since reached remission and is looking forward to having a romantic meal with his wife to celebrate their love and one year post-diagnosis.
Michael Kaynes, 48, a self-employed mechanic and caretaker who lives in Lincoln, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) – a type of blood cancer – on February 14 2023.
He had planned to go out for a Chinese with his wife of nearly 20 years – Donna, 47, a headteacher – to celebrate, but instead he ended up driving himself to the A&E department at his local hospital in
