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​Help Dan Get Life-Changing ADR Spinal Surgery to Beat 4 Years of Chronic Nerve Pain

$707 of $60,000 goal
Given by 14 generous donors in 9 weeks

Help Dan Get Life-Changing ADR Spinal Surgery to Beat 4 Years of Chronic Pain

Auckland

For the past four years, my life has been defined by chronic pain and limitation, often struggling to walk, trapped on heavy pain medications.

I was always the person to help anyone in need, building, mechanical, moving anything heavy. You name it, I was there to help the second anyone asked me. Eventually I have developed multiple lower spine injuries and all those people I had helped went quiet and didn't show up for me.

Disgracefully ACC declined any help. Even after a 2 year battle with them. Now I am left with no option but to ask strangers for help.

The hardest part isn’t the physical pain—it’s the toll it takes on my family. I have two young daughters and some days I can't even stand when they need me. Nobody has come to help and those who said they would, never showed up so on the bright side I got to learn exactly what type of people I was helping for so many years.

After extensive research I have pinned my hopes on Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR). A one and done surgery which will allow me to return to life working as normal and give my children the bright future they deserve instead of them seeing me in pain every day.

To cover all the costs for this operation I hope to raise $60,000. The ADR surgery and medical expenses are unfunded for me by ACC or Health New Zealand/Te Whatu.

If my goal is not met on givealittle any amount raised still helps me get closer to save the total cost to get the operation.

Anything helps me get closer to this goal 🙏

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To get this life-changing ADR surgery and cover medical expenses, we need to raise $60,000.

​I am humbly asking for any support you can offer.

I was declined by ACC and this operation is not covered by Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora.

Anything helps.

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Tsui-lin
Tsui-lin 7 days ago
$100
Danny Sanford

Thank you for your donation and everything you have done to help. You're amazing and I can't thank you enough 🙏

Danny Sanford
Danny Sanford

Thank you for your donation and everything you have done to help. You're amazing and I can't thank you enough 🙏

Danny Sanford
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Guest Donor on 05 Nov 2026
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Danny Sanford

Thank you for your donation 🙏

Danny Sanford
Jennifer
Jennifer on 03 Nov 2026
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Danny Sanford

Thank you so much Jennifer! People like you really lift my mood and give me hope 🙏

Danny Sanford
Olivia
Olivia on 03 Nov 2026
❤️It may not be much, but we’re thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery.
$50
Danny Sanford

Thank you so much Olivia. This is a generous donation and I am very very grateful 🙏

Danny Sanford

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This campaign started on 7 Sep 2026 and ends on 7 Sep 2027.