Getting Eve to the Centre of Movement Intensive Therapy Course in QLD

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Given by 81 generous donors in one year

Fundraising to help Eve get into the Centre of Movement Intensive Therapy Course in Queensland, Australia.

Papamoa Beach, Papamoa

This is all about our beautiful girl, Eve, and getting her to the Centre of Movement in Australia.

Eve is 16 months old. We knew things weren't right for Eve from the very early days and it has been a very long and difficult journey searching for answers.

Recently we’ve been told that Eve has an incredibly rare genetic disorder called Baker-Gordon syndrome. This means that her brain is not wired correctly. She has abnormal epileptic activity in her brain that affects her vision, strength, coordination and other areas of her development. There is no cure and no specific treatment.

All we have is to encourage and support Eve's development through therapy to help her learn new skills as early as possible, to help her reach her fullest potential and give her the very best chance in life. With weekly therapy Eve has already made amazing progress - learning to hold her head up, sit & roll. We know that more intensive and advanced therapy would be beneficial for Eve but unfortunately this is not available in New Zealand.

The Centre of Movement in Queensland, Australia offer 3 week intensive therapy sessions for children like Eve with disabilities to promote their development.

The course will cost $7000AUD and it is likely we will want to repeat it. We do however feel so strongly that Eve would benefit from this which is why we are raising money to help to get her there. We cannot thank you enough for any help you can give.

Love,

Nic, Cat, Fergus & Eve xxx

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3-week Centre of Movement Intensive Therapy Course for Eve (Course costs are $7000AUD)

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Centre of movement here we come!  26 August 2024

We are so excited to let you all know that Eve will be starting her first 3 week intensive therapy course at the Centre of Movement in Oz next week!! We cannot wait to see how she gets on. I have made an Instagram page for Eve that you can follow if you're interested to see what she gets up to.

Thank you all again so very much for helping us do this - we are forever grateful.

https://www.instagram.com/followingeve2024?igsh=MWc4OXdmczhmbDNoNQ==

Love,

Cat, Nic, Ferg and Eve xxxx

Ps here's a photo of our Eve having a practise run at some DMI (dynamic movement intervention) therapy with a local therapist. Just one of the new techniques they will be using in Oz.

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This campaign started on 16 Jun 2024 and ended on 16 Jun 2025.