A world of possibility

Elijah was born at 24 weeks premature, despite this sudden arrival he defied all expectations by developing into a strong healthy 8-year-old.

However, the injuries his brain endured by his early arrival has meant that Elijah struggles to make sense of the world as you and I know it.

There are moments of gold that makes all those that support Elijah think that perhaps with some intensive targeted therapy, Elijah might develop some neuro pathways that will support him to join the dots... everyone agrees that unless we try, we will never know if this is the key to unlocking Elijah's world. Unfortunately, Elijah's current therapies are funded via the community, and they do not have the capacity within their contracts to provide more than what he currently receives.

We met Elijah at 3 months old, and he came to live with us as a part of our whanau... I feel we have been called to provide Elijah with the best chance possible to reach his full potential...

The alternative therapy we will be accessing is through the Centre of Movement (currently only available in Christchurch and Rotorua in New Zealand), they are in the process of tailor making a program to suit Elijah's complex needs - the therapy will go to pay for the program itself and contribute to the accommodation required for Elijah and I to live in Rotorua. Here Elijah will receive 3 -5 hrs a day of therapy over a 3-week period.