Help bring Ana home!

On Waitangi Day, our beautiful girl Anamia had a freak accident, falling off the back of a ute and dislocating the 5th vertebrae in her neck.

By the grace of Ihoa, Ana did not sustain any brain injuries but has suffered significant trauma to her spinal cord. After emergency surgery, she emerged with some movement in her upper body and can feel her legs, but at this stage is unable to move them.

As you can imagine, this has been a devastating week for Ana, her parents Theresa and Glendale and the whole whānau who have been by her side since the accident.

In true Ana style, she is positive and ready for the battle ahead. We have no doubt in our minds that her ability to walk again will be just a matter of time.

Ana is recovering at the Auckland Spinal Rehab Unit. Rehab is going to be a long journey, the specialists have advised that she may need to be there for up to 12 weeks.

The whānau know that the mauri at home is the ultimate in healing and are looking to bring her home as soon as they can.

Those of you that know Ana and her whānau know that the Rongonui, Rangihaeata, Gray whānau have provided endless support to many kaupapa over the years. Many of us have been asking how we can give back to this awesome whānau, so we set up this page to give a platform for giving koha to help get Ana home.

It’s a long road ahead, and we’ll all be there every step of the way to tautoko Ana’s journey.