Brittany - lets get this done

Brittany Kremers was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma stage 3 at the age of 8. After starting facial reconstruction, she has been told there is no funding to finish the job.

She hides inside her flat, in mental and physical pain. She keeps her twisted jaw and unaligned teeth behind four walls and waits for a turnaround from a Government agency she believes is keeping her from the prospect of a normal life.

Kremers should have had surgery by now. She should be free of the pain that drags her down. Instead, she’s still dripping water into her mouth out of a 60ml syringe. Eating is almost impossible.

We have previously raised $282,000 by generous Kiwis on Givealittle, which is sitting just waiting to pay for the surgery to reinstate Brittany's facial features via a prosthetic. This money will cover initial preparatory surgery, and the main operation, it wont be enough for long-term care.

She would need to get the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) on board.

So she submitted a treatment injury claim to ACC in May 2022 and waited.

It took ACC nine months to decline the claim.

So lets raise enough for the aftercare, which includes more smaller surgeries, dentistry, dietician, physio etc, and give this girl the life she deserves!

You can check out her previous page here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-brittany-get-surgery