A dad-of-four has died after taking a sudden turn for the worse, just days after setting up a fundraiser he hoped would help pay for lifesaving treatment.

Kyle Ingram-Baldwin, from Minster near Ramsgate, told KentOnline last week how he had gone to see his GP after suffering a stomach ache - but was then diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer.

The 40-year-old went through six rounds of chemo and another, more targeted course, but these were not able to get the disease - which spread to his liver - under control.

The Liverpool fan set up the GoFundMe on June 8 as he was “not prepared to give up”, and more than £15,000 was raised towards finding alternative treatments.

But tragically, Kyle's wife Becky confirmed today that he died on Monday.

In an update on the GoFundMe page, she wrote: "Unfortunately, Kyle took a very sudden and unexpected turn and we lost him yesterday.

"He was the most incredible man I have ever met, and I know he would want me to thank everyone for all your sharing and donations.

“I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you who donated to try and help Kyle.

“I'm so sorry we didn't get to.

“Thank you to loved ones, friends old and new and complete strangers with huge hearts.”

On Friday, Kyle bravely spoke of his battle with cancer and how it had impacted his wife and children aged 12, nine, three and one.

He told KentOnline: “It's really hard to put into words, because I love my kids so much.

“You just worry about their future.

“They've got the best mum in the world, and I genuinely mean that. My wife's incredible.”

Today, Becky told donors they would all be receiving a refund.

However, after an “overwhelming” number of messages, she has set up a new fundraiser to support the family’s young children, with more than £1,000 already donated.

She added: “As we raised such an incredible amount from so many selfless people, I thought maybe (and it feels so weird and uncomfortable) if people wanted to, once they get refunded, they can gift money to our children.

“I don't know if this is the right thing to do, but the amount of messages I've had is just overwhelming.

“If you want to give your donation to charity or just make memories with your families, that's what you should do.

“It didn't feel right for me to make that decision.”

Kyle’s ordeal began in October when he sought his doctor’s advice after suffering from abdominal discomfort for a couple of weeks.

“I didn’t think a lot of it, but I thought I’d better get it checked out,” he said.

“I went to see my local GP and he thought it was something stress-related, as I'm sure you would at my age.

“My blood tests came back slightly deranged with regards to things like liver function.

“The suspicion at the time was gallstones, which obviously it wasn't.”

After his pain got worse, he went to A&E.

An ultrasound found bulges on his liver, and a CT scan followed, before a call into a room of doctors.

“They told me that I've got cancer that's spread,” he recalled.

“I was like, wow, okay. I didn't expect that, but you know, it is what it is.”

Tests were then done, and two weeks later he was told he had stage-four bowel cancer - meaning the disease was at an advanced stage and had spread to other parts of his body.

He explained: “I was thinking, what's going on here? What have I done wrong?

“I was putting the blame on my own feet and worrying about the future for my wife and kids.

“That's probably the hardest thing - the mental side.

“Don't get me wrong, the physical is not funny either, but it’s a mental challenge.”

Kyle spoke of how he did not want his wife to have to cope on her own, and his determination to keep fighting.

He was “blown away” by the huge sum raised by the fundraiser and said it had given him hope.

Kyle worked for Automatic Retailing, a wholesale supplier for vending machines, and helped run the Men's Mental Health Support Talking Football project in Minster.

He wanted to encourage others to get checked out urgently if something doesn’t feel right.

“I didn't present with any of the conventional symptoms,” he said.

“If you think anything's wrong, please press your GP and go get it checked, because I genuinely wouldn't want anyone being in my position.”