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Charlie urgently needs life saving surgery in Germany! Please help get her life back by helping to raise funds!

$32,551 of $180,000 goal
Given by 234 generous donors in 7 weeks

Charlie urgently needs a life-saving surgery not available in NZ to treat her Vascular Compressions Syndromes.

Wellington

Charlie urgently needs a life-saving surgery that is not available in NZ.

She cannot eat or drink and suffers from severe vomiting, debilitating pain, and other horrific symptoms everyday.

She has Gastroparesis, POTS, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and multiple Vascular Compressions Syndromes, including AVCS, SMAS, MALS, May Thurner Syndrome and severe Nutcracker Syndrome. These are life-threatening illnesses and her health is declining rapidly.

Vascular surgeons in NZ agree that Charlie needs surgery ASAP. This complex and specialized surgery is currently only available in Germany. Without this surgery Charlie will die.

Charlie is in and out of hospital constantly, staying for long admissions and having countless procedures and surgeries. The NZ health system has let her down over and over again so she is having to travel to Hamilton every week for specialist treatment.

She is suffering from serious malnutrition, dehydration, deficiencies, and critically low electrolyte imbalances due to her inability to keep any food/water down.

She has recently had a Hickman line surgery (a tube that is placed into one of her major blood vessels and runs directly through her heart) as a means of receiving hydration and medications.

The surgeon in Germany is confident that his surgery will reverse her Vascular Compressions Syndromes and enable Charlie to eat and drink again.

Help us fundraise to get Charlie overseas and save her life. We would greatly appreciate any support.

Maria Williams' involvement (page creator)

I have been best friends with Charlie since primary school and we've been flatting with each other for 3 years.

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All funds raised will help pay for surgery, scans, treatment, flights, and accommodation for both Charlie and her Mum.

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Bake Sale Fundraising and Date booked for Germany   30 August 2024

Kia ora everyone,

Charlie has a date booked for Germany and will be heading over there not far into September. We are so grateful for everything we've been able to raise so far but there's still a ways to go. We have had two successful bake sales. Extra special thanks to our supporters who have made baking for us and come along to those.

We will be having two more in the upcoming weeks.

We will be at Brewtown on Sunday 8th of September and Brooklyn Market on Saturday the 14th of September.

If you are in the area, please come along and and buy some baking or spread the word to friends and family 🍰🍪🍩

With your help we can push to raise some more funds before she heads over.

Ngā mihi nui,

Maria and Charlie

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Majora <3
Majora <3 6 days ago
I really hope it doesn't take too long to raise the amount you need Charlie - I'd give more if I could <3 Majora xx
$42
Blackhawk'nz
Blackhawk'nz 6 days ago
Best of luck.
$25
cubby
cubby 6 days ago
$50
Margaret
Margaret 6 days ago
Private
Tom
Tom 6 days ago
$120

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This campaign started on 19 Jul 2024 and ends on 19 Sep 2024.