Terminally ill Perth father 'overwhelmed' by strangers' generosity to bring him home

A terminally ill Perth father stuck in Bali could be on his way back to Australia as early as tonight after strangers rallied around him to bring him home.

Duncan Edgar, who has just months to live, tripped and badly injured his knee while he and his family were in Singapore.

They ended up stranded in Bali without travel insurance, and in just three days, strangers have donated $23,000 to the sick father.

“It’s just so heart-warming,” Mr Edgar’s wife Michelle told 9NEWS.

“These are happy tears, not sad tears this time.”

The money is enough for Mr Edgar to return to Perth on a medevac flight.

He is now waiting for doctors to give him the all clear, however he expects to be on his way in the next 24 hours.

“It’s very overwhelming, very emotional, but in the absolutely most positive way possible,” Mrs Edgar said.

“I cannot be more grateful.”

“A big thank you and lots of hugs,” Mr Edgar added.

The family had taken their five-year-old daughter Amelie to Singapore so she could swim with dolphins.

Mrs Edgar said she is not sure if she regrets the trip.

“That’s a really hard one because you wouldn’t want to take those memories away at the same time,” she said.

“She does have those memories and those photos of all the good times and that’s what she’s going to remember and that’s priceless.”