F#*k Cancer
Help Aja and Phil get through this time.
Dunedin, Otago
Just last week, my beautiful wife Aja (44 years old) was diagnosed with a cancer in her left breast, Lobular Carcinoma to be exact. This was a terrible shock to Aja, myself (Phil) and our extended family here and in the USA and we’re still trying to process this all.
Aja has been through multiple tests and is about to undergo a Mastectomy and then there is possible Chemotherapy and Hormone Therapy too.
We have no idea of the road ahead, but we know it's going to be tough going.
Aja is incredible, she is caring, kind, creative, selfless and always tries to be there for myself and our families.
I’m asking for some help while we go through this battle, to help us have one less thing to worry about.
Please, if you can, whether large or small, help my incredible wife as she has to take a step away from her clients, her livelihood and her passion to focus on her health and her healing.
Any and all support makes a huge difference financially while Aja is unwell with day to day bills and cost of living with no income.
Please see Aja's previous Givealittle page here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/fk-cancer-fundraiser
Phil McDonald's involvement (page creator)
Aja is my beautiful wife. We’ve been together for 14 years.
I just want her to be healthy and to be able to stress less.
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Dropping to one income for potentially months is terrifying, and is actually one of the biggest stresses imaginable, so contributing to day to day cost of living, necessities and giving some peace of mind.
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Latest update
Surgery Day (finally) 6 May 2024
7:15am
Ok so after 2 previous dates for surgery ware bumped (dbl surgical booking for the 2nd surgeon and Covid) today is the day!
Just dropping Aja off to have her reconstructive surgery.
As she literally just said in a group chat we have with her mum:
“Man I am so ready to calm my tits and not just my tit”
So spirits are high, and it’ll only be a long day for those of not unconscious 😅
What this does mean is 6-12 weeks of rehab and off work.
Send love, come visit, In a week or so wee walks and coffees and reasons to get up and be mobile.. (pick ups needed unless I am free for drop offs for a bit cos healing)
But we look forward to seeing people and powering through this!
8-12 weeks more of no income is scary (one more moderate surgical session after this one to reduce the healthy breast to match but this one is tougher in the system as it is the DIEP Flap procedure (look it up if you want more details)
Love the surgeon, so glad to be able to use Mercy Hospital for recovery (thank you Southern Cross) and bittersweet that a beloved reason for even having insurance is unable to be here for this part.
Love you all.
Will update you on the other side.
Kā mihi nui
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Thank you Phill 🫂
As always, thank you both. Love you guys
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