Baby Ezra’s goodbye

$5,030 donated
Given by 106 generous donors in around 3 months

Our baby boy passed away at 38+5 weeks. His funeral is a huge cost but we would love to give him the goodbye he deserves.

Canterbury

Baby Ezra was born on the 30th of January at 5:57pm. He was the easiest baby to give birth to. He cuddled us, gave us smiles, opened his eyes and made everyone around him completely fall in love with him.

At 2:35am on the 31st of January his heart stopped beating and he slipped away in his mummy’s arms. This has been the hardest thing we have ever gone through and nothing could prepare us for this.

Ezra was the 4th baby in New Zealand to donate an organ ever. He donated his healthy heart valves so that another family won’t feel the pain that we are feeling. A part of Ezra will live on in someone else.

We are going to take Ezra home to Christchurch and lay him to rest there. As a young family with a daughter turning 2 on Monday we don’t have all the funds needed for his funeral and to let his daddy have some grieving time before he goes back to work. Any amount would help us and we would be truly grateful.

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His funeral and so his daddy can have some time to grieve before going back to work.

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Another Willows family
Another Willows family on 21 Mar 2018
$10
Hilary
Hilary on 19 Mar 2018
$50
Keates family
Keates family on 05 Mar 2018
So sorry for your loss x
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Nikki - Dylan’s Mum
Nikki - Dylan’s Mum on 05 Mar 2018
Hi, We have just started at Willows so we haven’t met you yet. I’m so sorry for your loss. Arohanui Nikki & Dylan xx
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Rae de Joux
Rae de Joux on 14 Feb 2018
It has been an honour to be included in the special moments you shared with your precious baby and grandson, Ezra. May every second of that time give you solace. Memories are made to last a lifetime. A little angel lent for such a short time.
$25

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This campaign started on 1 Feb 2018 and ended on 2 May 2018.