Assistance for Callan as he endures his most trying time of life. His body is being turned to stone & will cause his early death

It is with great sadness we inform you all that Callan has lost his battle with Scleroderma. This happened much sooner than we expected. Our thoughts are with Callan’s family and friends.

We have not yet received any funds from givealittle from the donations already made.

If we do receive any money we intend to use some of the funds to contribute towards Callan’s funeral costs.

Some money was spent on Callan in the way of a care package. These expenses will also be reimbursed once any funds come through.

Any balance remaining will be invested by Scleroderma Auckland in a fund to help others living with Scleroderma, as requested by Callan.

We believe that donors are now able to request a refund if they wish to, therefore we are unable to make any firm commitments until the request period has elapsed and any possible funds from givealittle are received. This is a givealittle policy and out of our hands.

Every time we visited Callan he would say he was planning on coming to the Scleroderma Auckland Christmas party. On Tuesday when we visited, we decided to wrap up all the items we had for him in Christmas paper and put on silly hats to give him an early Christmas – still expecting that he would be coming to our Christmas party in December. He was so excited, which leaves us with happy memories. We, along with Ray, also read him some of the many messages and emails he had received. He was so incredibly greatful that there were so many people out there that cared.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support of Callan, both financially and emotionally. He was overwhelmed with the love and support shown.

Rest in peace Callan