Dan vs Multiple Myeloma - fighting the brave fight

My brother Dan Roggeveen moved from New Zealand to the USA in October 2020 to be with his wife and daughter in Alabama. In July 2021 my brother thought he had caught an extremely bad case of Covid 19 and after spending many days in hospital in agony it was discovered on the 8th August through imaging and blood tests that he had Multiple Myeloma. The constant pain he had been experiencing was in fact broken bones in his back and rib cage. What a battler my big brother is - he is fighting tooth and nail to stay on top of this horrific disease and to stay alive, he kept working right up until only a few months ago, but now, after many more fractures through out his body as well as having Cauda Equina Syndrome he just cannot cope with the intensity of the pain and trying to work, although he still tries to support his family with his beautiful talented art work.

They have all had to move into a caravan as they are only living on Jo's income as a Hairdresser and help from their church. These conditions have proven difficult, with the very cold winter months making his pain worse. Dan can't come home to New Zealand as the medicine for Multiple Myeloma is not funded here so that isn't even an option for him - we just want to make life a bit easier for their little family and maybe bring him home for a short visit one day if he is ever strong enough. Please help us raise money to help my brother. It hurts to see him struggle like this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.