A trip to Florida for the cure

Hi I'm Wayne.

I am retired but used to train registered nurses in Hamilton, Waikato and Sydney. In April 2024 I suffered a stroke while I was in the middle of my doctorate which was about the Ngaruawahia Hakarimata Bush Walk. How I miss the glow worms and miss the bush walks and river walks with my grandchildren. Here's a funny story when I was walking along the Waikato River. I watched 40 Tui in one Kowhai tree feeding on Kowhai nectar. They had such a sugar high they fell out of the tree and stumbled on the grass like drunkards. I love nature. Now I can only get around with a stick and am susceptible to falls.

I knew a Kiwi gentleman in the South Island who had a stroke. He had treatment using the drug, Etanercept. He could walk, mow lawns and garden again. I knew research on the drug Etanercept was being conducted at Griffith University, Queensland. The studies are continuing. I contacted the Institute of Neurological Recovery who ran the Etanercept treatment. I was assessed by Dr Edward Tobinick MD who confirmed I could undergo the treatment. He injects the Etanercept into the spinal cord and goes from there to the brain where it invigorates stroke affected areas. I know thousands of patients could walk again after undergoing Etanercept treatment. I believe I can walk again. It is my hope that my success with Etanercept will inspire other NZ stroke victims to do the same.