A DAD with terminal cancer says he will be able to enjoy one last Christmas with his wife and children thanks to the generosity of colleagues and friends.

Rab Feeley, 40, of Pentland Terrace, received the tragic news in August that he had stage four kidney cancer and every day now is a chance to prolong his life, so he can spend as many fulfilling days as possible with his young family.

Rab and wife Tracy, 33, have been stunned by generous donations that have totalled £3,000 to give the family one last amazing Christmas together.

With five kids, wondering how they will pay for rent has become a constant worry, let alone how they will pay for Christmas, but now the festive period can be stress-free thanks to the funds.

Rab told the Press: “I’m not an emotional person but when my friends came to my front door with that money I was just overwhelmed.

“I choked up. We honestly don’t know how we can ever thank these people.

“They’re angels.”

Rab has worked as a relief supervisor for Stagecoach for the last six years. His colleagues, Kevin Foote and Neil Graham, raised more than £2,000 by cycling 47.8 miles around the Forth while other staff also did a cake sale.

The Feeleys’ next-door neighbours, Steven and Carli Ferguson, organised a sponsored chest wax while close family friends donated £200 of vouchers to take them up to the grand total.

Life changed for Rab on August 20. He told the Press: “I remember I was not feeling well on the night shift and I was actually sick.

“It just so happened that I had the next three weeks off as holiday and I just basically spent the time in bed.

“My doctor had sent me for a CT scan at hospital and on the day I was due to go back to work, they called me for the results.

“I told work I’d be in by the afternoon but the doctors told me I had cancer, it was quite bad and that I would have to call my boss straight away.

“It was obviously a big blow. I couldn’t believe it, I’d never had a sick day in my life.

“We still don’t know the full extent of the diagnosis but I’m taking drugs that will hopefully prolong my life for the next year or two.

“It’s all happened very quickly.”

Following a week of radiotherapy, doctors realised there was not much they do to help Rab. He has a tumour that starts from the top of his ribs all the way to his hip bone on his right side, taking up half of his torso.

Rab lost five stone within a short time and his hair also turned grey.

Tracey said: “We are still trying to work it all out, it’s very raw actually.

“It was very hard telling the kids but we know it’s best to be honest with them and each other so we can concentrate on creating memories with Rab.

“I have to say the NHS have been brilliant – Rab is getting as much support as he can and they are there for me 24/7 when I’m having a panic and I don’t know what to do.

“Our son is autistic, so we have about four or five appointments to attend every day – it’s exhausting!

“It has gone from nought to 100 in a short space of time and we’re just taking each day as it comes.”

Rab added: “It’s a scary thought, dying. The thought of not being able to see my kids grow up is hard and worrying if they will be financially OK without me.

“You never think it’s going to happen to your family.

“My dad and mum are just devastated – they wish they could take my place.

“It was hard to deal with people’s reactions at first but I realised it wasn’t just me that was going through this.

“We’ve all just been spending as much time together as a family as we can since.”