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Help Anaya's family while she fights for her life.

$6,300 of $5,000 goal

Given by 52 generous donors in around 3 months

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Fundraising to support the Blank family in a scary and difficult time.

Gisborne

Anaya Blank has lived with a lifelong serious bowel condition which regularly puts her in hospital. She recently needed emergency surgery which resulted in a massive blood clot in her lungs. She has been in an induced coma, on life support machines, been flown to Auckland and has had surgery to remove most of the clot, but is not yet out of danger.

This is a very scary time for her parents Tony and Tundi, and sister Mikah. It is also financially very difficult as they pay for accommodation and food for an extended stay in Auckland.

Let's show them some love in this incredibly difficult time and fill their bank account so they can be there for Anaya without any worry about money.

Thank you

Larisa Hockey's involvement (page creator)

I am a friend of Tundi's and have known lovely Anaya since she was 3.

Use of funds

Food, accommodation, regular bills while Tony can't work to be with Anaya.

Latest update

Fantastic news part 2 7 January 2026

(See part one for the start of Tundi's essage)

We are so thankful to the people who helped provide food and things when we couldn't even think about that for ourselves. We are so thankful to everyone who gave to us financially so that Tony didn't have to worry about work and we were able to afford to have mikah fly up and be there also in that very scary time. And that we also have some left over to help pay for adjustments we need to make at home for Anaya to safely get around.

We are so thankful that Anayas heart has no lasting damage. There is damage in her lungs but they will recover in time. We are so thankful to our wonderful neighbours who kept an eye on our place and animal so we didn't have to worry about it at all while we were away.

We are so thankful for friends who lent me a guitar and the blessing of music that sustained us through it.

Mostly we are thankful to God for rescuing our precious girl.

In short- we are very, very thankful!!

May you all be blessed for the blessings you gave to us xxx

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