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Annika is in the USA after a month in hospital following a severe infection

Wellington

UPDATE ON ANNIKA!!

Annika has had her first bill - $7182.23!! For an MRI & a spinal tap (which didn't work btw). This is not even for a nights stay as they transferred her to another hospital!! Scarily there are many more to come.

Click on the "Update" Page for an update from Annika herself.

And friends & family, let's keep this live and get Annika back.

Annika wanted to spend time with her family at Christmas and instead suffered a severe brain infection resulting in lost days, ending up in a coma with the family having no idea if she would return to them at all or as Annika.

She will have to attend rehabilitation for physical, cognitive and speech therapy all this time being away from her home in NZ and her life.

Ongoing medical and day to day financial costs will be continuing and will place her under additional stress and pressure.

It was a huge shock to her family and friends and we want to do everything in our power to help her. Lets all help her get well and get home.

Marina Adams' involvement (page creator)

Annika is a very good friend & this event will create huge financial pressure on her, restricting her progress to full health.

We want to help her pay her bills and for her to return to us as she was.

Latest update

It was supposed to be a three week trip, after 3 months and 6 days.... 30 March 2015

Hi All,

First, another massive thank you to everyone. I have been overwhelmed at everyone's kindness and generosity. It has made getting through this trying time much easier.

It was supposed to be a three week trip home. After 3 months and 6 days, I finally arrived back in New Zealand. I was greeted at the airport by mates with a Wellington coffee and Wellington flowers and a bit of food for the fridge. I was then greeted at home with more flowers, organised mail and more food for the fridge. It is wonderful to be loved.

I started back to work today. I am doing half days for the first two weeks and will see how I go. I will then build from there. I am following up with a neurologist here in NZ and can hopefully start weening off the meds in a week or two. My poor body hates me and will be grateful when I can get off those and it can hopefully return to normal. Whilst I am still tired, all in all I physically feel pretty good. Mentally, I'm still reeling a bit from my brush with death. Hopefully that will settle with time and with all the love that has been shown.

I am still trying to play let's make a deal with the hospital to sort out the bills. Hopefully that will be resolved in due time.

Thank you again for all the love and support.

Gratefully,

Annika

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