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Māhina Needs Help - She has a Brain Tumour x

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Friends I was admitted to hospital on Friday 18th of September with a large brain tumour that now needs to be removed on Friday 25th . Just working on reducing swelling in so they can operate.

They said if I hadn't made it here now I would have died within 2 weeks due to the swelling in my brain. I've been in a lot of pain but but it's all under control now and I am in the perfect place here at Wellington Hospital.

I'm not in a space to write anything eloquent sorry. I 've kept hoping for the past year that I would have something inspiring to share but the fact is I now know I was misdiagnosed in a brain scan I had in December last year and have been growing a brain tumour ever since so that is why I have been feeling so exhausted - I just thought I was burnt out form 2 years of cancer treatment and constantly moving house. It's a long story but I am at peace with it all and grateful for all I've learned .

This isn't a farewell plea. I don't feel that I am going to die form this procedure , I have a wonderful surgeon, and the tumour is in an accessible place. But this does feel like a big moment in life and any help anyone can offer would be much appreciated. Its been an incredibly stressful time for Andre and Manu.

I'm just praying to have one more summer with my family and that's as far as I can think right now. Please Pray for me !

There will be much more to face after this surgery and. I will update this page once I come through this week.

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Petrol, good quality food to recover from the surgery, accomodation, rent, supportive supplements and incidentals etc, cleaning help etc ...

Last Push For Give a little Page 19 October 2026

Friends I've had a very stressful time around finances the past week.

Despite the incredible access we have to public Healthcare here in Nz being diagnosed with a sudden brain tumour and stage 4 cancer us not cheap .

I don't know the future but I feel in mt bones I have a year left to live really well on thus earth and after that I will experience sone form of death . Weather it is physical, mental or spiritual I don't know. But I want to live my best life in preparation for whatever it is I must face in the summer of 27/28 .

So I am raising funds to be able to achieve sone dreams with my family, and also so my husband can take some tine off work so we are not so co stantky stretched and so I can eat well now I dint gave suicidal nausea plaguing my every mouthful .

Please share and debate of you can fir this final push for help . It us really hard asking for money .

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