Million Dollar Tumour

Even though he was quite unwell ... people started phoning us and emailing us saying, 'Thank you so much. You have made such a huge difference in our lives.' ... Dave really got a lot of joy out of that in the last few weeks.

– Penny Bowman to The NZ Herald, after her husband's death in June 2006

So here lies the problem: an ever increasing choice of drugs, but a very limited pool of funds. Don’t be fooled into thinking that just because the medication exists, it exists for you.

– Dave Bowman

But unlike Pharmac, I don't have the luxury of time ... Temozolomide is registered here [in New Zealand] and I can buy it but if I can't find the $6000 a month to pay for it myself, the chances that I'll be here next Christmas look slim.

– Dave Bowman

... a fighter in every sense of the word. He was also a champion bloke, a fine police officer, a loving husband, father, brother and son.

– Steve Plowman, in an August 2006 NZ Police Association obituary of Dave Bowman