A fit and healthy dad was dismissed by medics three times and told he had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) before being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given six months to live. Austin Birks, 65, has now undergone 120 rounds of chemotherapy, two major life-saving surgeries - one of which left him “gutted like a fish”, and suffered serious infections including recurring sepsis , severe skin infections and blood poisoning. But he has outlived the initial prognosis and is passionate about raising