My sister Lien desperately needs financial support for her Kidney Transplant...
My sister desperately needs financial support for her Kidney Transplant...
Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty
Hi, my name is Julia (Thuy Pham) from Vietnam and I am so lucky to have made New Zealand my second home for the last 10 years.
However, my beautiful sister (Lien Pham) who lives in Vietnam has not been so lucky - her health is rapidly deteriorating and she needs help as soon as possible.
Seven years ago her kidney failed during pregnancy and she lost her baby girl and almost her life.
She has been on dialysis for the past seven years. She is now in stage 5 of kidney failure and has become very weak - the doctors have said she now urgently requires a kidney transplant.
It has been a harrowing journey - she goes to the hospital 3 times every week for dialysis whilst still holding down a job for the other 4 days. For the past seven years, she has been paying medical bills by herself as her husband left her when she lost the baby.
The kidney transplant cost is very high and even though she has worked hard for many years she doesn't have enough to pay for the operation. The total cost of the transplant is NZ$88,000 and at the last count, she has managed to save only NZ$29,000.
Therefore, we are asking if you can help by making a small donation that could ultimately save my sister's life.
We are hoping to raise the required amount of money so that she can have the operation as soon as possible.
Obviously, the doctors first need to first find a matching kidney before any operation can take place so time is of the essence.
Please help if you can, my wonderful sister's life depends on it.
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This fund will help with getting a matched kidney by a donor, matching tests, hospital costs, and operation costs.
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Thank you for your kind support 12 September 2023
Dear friends and supporters,
Thank you very much for your kind hearts in supporting my little sister on this journey of mending her kidneys. As of today, the treatment for the bladder leaking has been completed. She is still on the waiting list for a donor.
We have not got enough funds for the operation at the moment, but hopefully, we will manage to get enough when the operation is available.
All the donations supported by you are kept safe now and ready for use when the time of the operation comes. Your help is highly appreciated by my sister and my family.
My sister's health in general is getting worse after my mother's pass and she still has to work hard to earn income for daily life and prepare for the operation. However, her spirit and positive attitude keep her going strong every day.
Thank you so much for your kindness. We are forever grateful.
Much love
Julia, Lien & the Family
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Hi Chris, Thank you so much for your support. I would love to know how to spread out the words to increase the fund. At the moment, I'm getting stuck a little bit and my sister needs money in any given time now whenever the hospital call her when they receive a donation. She is getting more tired and can't work much now and still carrying on 3 days a week at the hospital. I'm trying to run a plant sale fundraiser in couple of months when I have more Indoor plants available in my greenhouse. I really appreciate your help and please let me know if I can do anything together with you to raise the fund. Thank you so much 🙏 Kind regards, Julia
Thank you very much 🙏❤️
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