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David Downes is a man with a wild CV.

He quit university to become a comedian, helped build the New Zealand comedy scene, co-founded the Classic and even found time to write a few books.

Then somehow he pivoted into tech, ended up working for Microsoft, running the show across Southeast Asia and is now the chairman of the Ice House and works in government, helping shape how the world sees New Zealand.

But there is so much more to the David Downs story than this wild career.

A few years ago, David was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

What started as feeling a bit run down turned into being told he had less than a year to live and that there was no treatment options left in New Zealand.

And that's where things take a pretty wild turn.

Through a random LinkedIn message, he ends up getting access to a cutting-edge treatment in Boston.

Problem is, it costs about a million US dollars.