Medical Costs & LIFE SAVING SURGERY REQUIRED, "URGENT"
"LIFE SAVING SURGERY" only available in Germany.
Napier, Hawke's Bay
Trinity is just 19yrs old and needs URGENT lifesaving surgery. She has a connective tissue disorder that affects the collagen that runs through her body creating havoc + She has been confirmed with AVCs, Abdominal Vascular Compressions, which affects the blood flow to her organs & prevents her being able to hold food down & absorb nutrition. These Compressions are threatening her life if left untreated. Surgery is not available in N.Z.
$180,000 raised means Trinity can receive the lifesaving surgery at the Clinic Bel Etage in Düsseldorf with leading Vascular Surgeon Prof Sandmann & his Specialised team of Clinicians who have confirmed the urgency for treatment.
Trins life is one of constant pain, fatigue, nausea, blackouts, weakness, weight loss & malnutrition, all due to the inability to eat or drink without vomiting, pain & distress.
Trin is an avid equestrian, loves deeply & is loved by all that meet her. She is kind, passionate & lives for her horses. She dreams of life free of pain, the ability to eat, a life where she can dress without having to try & hide tubes hanging from her body, a life of quality.
The family have fought long & hard for 18 years within N.Z’s health system, however feel very let down as there is no longer support here, the only option is to get Trin overseas for the complex surgery required.The family is very grateful for the public’s help to raise the $180k to save Trinity's life.
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Lynn Hankey's involvement (page creator)
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Use of funds
Initially, Costs to have diagnostic tests and medical care done Privately ( N.Z, DHB's will NOT do these) plus International travel costs to Germany, for Lifesaving Vascular Compression surgery and post Op care. If, for any reason, we don't get to Germany, then we will post a page update with further information as well as details for people to contact us should they wish for a refund or transfer. Givealittle will not be involved in any refund process.
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"Care comes at a Cost" 💔😰 15 December 2025
Hospital appointment today was required because Trins PEG-J feeding tube is completely non-functional. This tube is essential for medication delivery & nutrition, yet its replacement has been declined, leaving Trin without reliable access to the support her body needs to remain stable.
In the days prior, Trin had been relatively well — tolerating increased activity & engaging socially. Both Dr & nurse practitioner acknowledged these improvements, confirming the support plan implemented by Trin’s wider private care team as being effective.
Regrettably for someone with severe autonomic dysfunction & histamine intolerance, hospital attendance carries a significant physiological cost. On arrival, Trin’s heart rate increased sharply. Despite appearing calm, her autonomic nervous system had already entered a stress response triggered by travel, upright posture, sensory stimulation, & the hospital environment.
Without a functioning PEG-J, medications are absorbed inconsistently & nutrition cannot be delivered. Current management is limited to fluids & restricted infusions via her central line, which are insufficient to control symptoms.
After the appointment, Trin experienced an autonomic & histamine crash — the direct result of attending an appointment required to advocate for care that remains inaccessible.
This is not about resilience, Instead a body pushed beyond safe physiological limits by systemic barriers.
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Guest Donor , Thank you so very much for your very kind donation of support 💕. We cannot express strongly enough just how much this means to us at this point in time, THANK YOU. To follow along on Trinity's journey, please go to her Facebook Health page; "A Compressed Angel" . We would also be most grateful if you shared her page with your friends and contacts. https://www.facebook.com/share/1A7BB3TguR
Charlie , Thank you so very much for your very kind donation of support 💕. We cannot express strongly enough just how much this means to us at this point in time, THANK YOU. To follow along on Trinity's journey, please go to her Facebook Health page; "A Compressed Angel" . We would also be most grateful if you shared her page with your friends and contacts. https://www.facebook.com/share/1A7BB3TguR
Guest Donor, Thank you so very much for your very kind donation of support💕. We cannot express strongly enough just how much this means to us at this point in time, THANK YOU. To follow along on Trinity's journey, please go to her Facebook Health page; "A Compressed Angel" . We would also be most grateful if you shared her page with your friends and contacts. https://www.facebook.com/share/1A7BB3TguR
Michele, Thank you so very much for your very kind donation of support💕. We cannot express strongly enough just how much this means to us at this point in time, THANK YOU. To follow along on Trinity's journey, please go to her Facebook Health page; "A Compressed Angel" . We would also be most grateful if you shared her page with your friends and contacts. https://www.facebook.com/share/1A7BB3TguR
Rachel , Thank you so very much for your very kind donation of support 💕. We cannot express strongly enough just how much this means to us at this point in time, THANK YOU. To follow along on Trinity's journey, please go to her Facebook Health page; "A Compressed Angel" . We would also be most grateful if you shared her page with your friends and contacts. https://www.facebook.com/share/1A7BB3TguR
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