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| Ken Allen (pictured) hopes he will track down his seven sons now aged in their late 20s before it's too late |
'If you can, come find me': Sperm donor who found out he fathered 11 children now desperately searching for the kids to tell them they might have Parkinson's disease
- Australian man discovers he is a father to 11 children he never knew he had
- Years after donating sperm, Ken Allen received a shock phone call in 2014
- He has reunited with four children but needs to find seven more sons out there
- Mr Allen suffers from Parkinson's Disease symptoms and has other health issues
An Australian man who had no idea he was a father to 11 children until four years ago is now on a desperate search to find them all.
With his wife's blessing, Ken Allen donated sperm while working as a midwife in 1990 and was shocked when he received a call in 2014 telling him he had 11 kids living across Australia.
He has since welcomed four of those children into his family with open arms and has an important reason why he needs to track down seven more sons who are yet to get in touch.
The men, now all aged in their 20s, need to know Mr Allen, 59, has been diagnosed with symptoms of Parkinson's disease over the last four years.
Mr Allen has since been reunited with two daughters and two sons he found out about in 2014 and recently had their first big family reunion together.
Spending precious time with the extended family is what has kept Mr Allen focused on the good things going on in his wife and less on the bad.
'It's been pretty overwhelming, but just I've felt nothing but joy and happiness and love from these guys,' Mr Allen said.
'They've just accepted me straight into everything. It's awesome. I just love getting to know everyone.'
Mr Allen and his children are planning to travel across the country to meet at a family reunion. Pictured is the most recent reunion
There are other medical issues with a 'strong hereditary basis', which have started to be passed on to some of his other children.
'I'd really love to meet with them,' an emotional Mr Allen told Sunday Night.
'I don't want them, you know, feel as though they're being forced, but I'd really love to make some form of contact so they know who I am. They need to be aware of those medical issues so that they can actually take good care of themselves and seek the appropriate treatment.'
One of those 11 children, Chloe Allworthy recently set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the constant care he and Gian need.
'Ken can no longer work due to his Parkinson's and this obviously adds to the financial strain,' she wrote.
'Our goal is to provide Gian with the care she needs and to allow Ken a comfortable retirement free from financial burden. Ken is constantly doing so much for others and it is time we did something for him. As one of Ken's donor conceived children, I also wish to thank him for the gift of life. This is a small gesture to him from all of the lives he has created and also changed for the better such as my own.'
Chloe Allworthy (pictured) is one of 11 children created from Mr Allen's sperm and recently created a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the care her father will eventually need
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