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Bradens battle against brain cancer.

$13,893 donated
Given by 293 generous donors in 5 weeks

i fight for more time with my son

Southland

Gday Braden I a hard working 32 year old father to my young son william 11 month old i was rushed to the hospital in invercargl on the on the 1st of march with sever headaches and numbness in my gums and tightness in my left side well waiting in the emergcy departmenti began vomiting and wen seen they were going to send me home with paracetamol I was sure that something more was going on i had a ct scan and they discovered two large tumbors on my right side one in my templ and one on the frontel lobe then the next morning i was air lifted to Christchurch hospital for surgery that took place on the 3rd of march and the samples were tested and came back as grade 4 frontotemporal astrocytoma

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Everyday living costs, accommodation and travel costs to appointments.

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Change in the use of funds and page payee  1 May 2025

Posted by: Givealittle

I have two more weeks of treatment with no sign of if they are working I will not no if it’s had effect until two weeks once I’ve finished radiation and go for a diagnostic C.T scan so the money will be used for alternative treatments if radiation therapy did not work and helping me get back on my feet as I haven’t been able to work for the last two months and might not be able to work for the foreseeable future there is not a cure for stage four brain cancer just prolonging what I have left to try spend it with my son.

I am now the owner/payee of this page. Your donations will be used for the intentions of prolonging what I have left to spend time with my son.

Due to these changes, if you'd like a refund of your donation, to request a refund, reply to the page update email OR email helpdesk@givealittle.co.nz from the email address you used to donate and request a refund by next week, May 8th.

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Get up it mate.
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Wishing you all the best on this tough journey ❤️ you're a Shepherd, you got this!
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This campaign started on 18 Mar 2025 and ended on 25 Apr 2025.