Eurobodalla Shire Councillor and former mayor Fergus Thomson has travelled to Canberra on Monday afternoon to prepare for brain surgery on Tuesday.
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The Belowra farmer was diagnosed with a brain tumour just after Christmas and entered hospital on Monday afternoon knowing his future was uncertain.
"The best scenario is that they will take away as much of the tumour as they can and I will have some good time," he said on Monday while travelling to Canberra.
"If that good time turns out to be way better than what I thought a week ago, well, we will take it mate.
"Every day will be a winner.
"To everyone in the shire, in our community, it has been a most extraordinary privilege to represent them at local government level and it is not my intention yet to relinquish that role.
"While ever I can contribute I will, but if I can’t I will bow out gracefully. I love them dearly and it has been fantastic."
Friends said messages of support were flowing to the family from around southern NSW.
