Hannah’s hopeless heart ❤️🩹 ❤️🩹
Raising funds to allow Hannah to live, before she can’t do that anymore.
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**updated 8/01/2024**
I’m using this platform to reach out to the kindness of friends, family, acquaintances and strangers who would be willing to help raise funds for my twin sister Hannah’s irreparable heart last wishes.
Hannah was born with congenital heart disease (officially: transposition of the great arteries, VSD, pulmonary atresia, and right sided aortic arch) and spent most of her childhood & teen years in hospital. She’s been through a heap of surgeries which have allowed her to live relatively happily for the last 30 something years.
Over the years, her hopeless heart has degraded significantly, to the point that now, she was waiting for the call to see if she was “healthy” enough to go on the active heart transplant list. This happened and we were so excited for her.. this excitement ended during the holiday period. Hannah was told by her doctors that it would be too risky for the transplant and therefore needs to live life, until her heart fails for the final time.
Sadly, the prognosis isn’t great, with an estimated 1.5-2 years left on her hopeless heart with continued hospitalisation.
Hannah had to resign from her job due to her ailing health and frequent hospitalisation, her partner has to take unpaid leave to be by her side.
We are now raising funds for her to visit family, do some activities and ‘live’ without the financial burden their family is now under.
Hannah’s TikTok: @pantasticmcgee
Laura Keatley's involvement (page creator)
Hannah is my twin sister
Use of funds
Updated on 8 Jan 2023:
As per the page update, heart transplant is no longer an option. Funds will be used to see family around NZ and have some amazing experiences with her husband.
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Original Use of Funds:
- To relieve the financial burden of recovery and ongoing utility bills for Hannah and her partner Nate.
- non-funded costs while in hospital
- emergency travel during transplant for sister (not funded)
Latest update
Gone far too soon. 11 April 2024
It is with deep sadness, and broken hearts, that we mourn the sudden loss (after a long battle with her heart) of our gorgeous wife and sister Hannah Taylor (nee. Keatley) on 8th April 2024.
Hannah passed away very suddenly whilst enjoying a mini break with Nate in Hanmer Springs, a place Nate and Hannah cherished.
Hannah made a huge impact on everyone she met, She will be greatly missed by all.
All are welcome to a non-formal celebration of her life on Monday 15th April at 2pm, at Punky Brewster, 22B Tyne Street, Addington, Christchurch. Attire: Tidy/Casual but bright colours please.
Hannah wanted us to say goodbye by cherishing and remembering the good times we all had with her, so bring happy stories that you feel comfortable sharing.
To help with funeral costs, donations are welcome but not expected. We especially understand how much you all have supported Hannah in her mission to tick off some bucket list items. She was thankful for all of your support and managed to do a few small things.
A new Give a Little has been set up to pay out to Nate to cover all of the costs involved with these next few weeks as we tie up Hannah’s amazing life and memorialise her.
The remaining funds from this fundraiser will also be paid to Nate, so please know that your money will be going to great use. We can update the new fundraiser to explain how shortly.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/memorialising-hannah
Love, Nate (Husband) and Laura (Twin Sister).
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