Help for our family

$2,244 donated
Given by 54 generous donors in 7 weeks

Our eight-week-old baby is lucky to be alive after being given a dose of drugs ten times stronger than what he'd been prescribed.

Auckland

Tuffin by name and tough by nature. Little Sydney Tuffin was born with two holes in his heart -- he requires surgery immediately but it keeps being pushed back.

He's still recovering after Middlemore Retail Pharmacy -- which operates within, but separate to Middlemore Hospital - got the dose wrong for a drug called furosemide.

Now we have a long journey ahead of us, we have already been backwards and forwards to the hospital because of the issue with the pharmacy, but it's still a big mountain we have to climb. Sydney still has to have surgery as he was born with two holes in his heart witch has devastated us and Hospital visits cost so much getting to and from and then there's the parking :*( the last time we was in hospital we had to spend our grocery money so I could be with my partner and son. We also have debts coming out of our ears as I've been unable to work for the last six months. 2016 has not been a good year for us so far but we have made it this far our little family me, nina, naila, Jupiter and of course Sydney. we didn't even know about give a little, it was only because Ollie our reporter had told us there were people out there wanting to help us financially which we were never looking for or thinking about, and we were so amazed as this would help us over the next year with travel, treatment, food and living costs as I'm unable to provide at the moment. Things can only get better and we are looking forward to the future and to anyone who helps us through this hard time we cannot thank you enough XxX

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Me and my partner nina have been told people want to help us financially, and we're advised to try give a little as a way for people to help us ☺ we didn't even know that there were so many people that wanted to help, really makes us happy.

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Update for Sydney   9 April 2016

HI guys just to let you know Sydney has had his surgery and it was successful :) we are over the moon, but he's still got a long way to go as he is in intensive care unit recovering but he is doing well xx thank you everyone who has helped us so far it means the world to us xxx

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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 24 Apr 2016
Hope all goes well with his recovery!
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Ben Tuffin

Thanks for your donation xxx means so much xx

Ben Tuffin
Debbie
Debbie on 16 Apr 2016
Sending love to little Sydney and pray for a speedy recovery x
$50
Ben Tuffin

Thank you so much for your donation xxx means so much to us xx

Ben Tuffin
Amy-Rose
Amy-Rose on 06 Apr 2016
Wishing your little one a speedy recovery xx
$50
Ben Tuffin

Thanks for the donation xx

Ben Tuffin
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 06 Apr 2016
Dear Nina and Ben - hoping to hear soon that you have a healthy happy and well wee boy and that life and the future is filled with joy for your little family.. Bless Sydney......
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Ben Tuffin

Thank you so much it means alot xxx lots of love to you and the family xxx

Ben Tuffin
H Hendriks
H Hendriks on 06 Apr 2016
Hope your gorgeous boy gets better real soon.
$20
Ben Tuffin

Thank you xxx

Ben Tuffin

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