Help koro get home

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Koro Dub (Wayne Kemp) has the big C. he doesn't want treatment but he does want to come home and live life to the fullest with his closest

Bay of Plenty

This has taken me lots of hours and lots of tears to write this and I wanted to delete it so many times and write f**k cancer and give up so I hope what ive written something half readable now. Here goes...

Over the last 15 years Wayne has been a constant in my life. And over those 15 years I have watched him have the back of every male and female he has ever come across. I have seen him smile laugh and have some pretty good fun with everyone. I have watched him work hard and stay on his game to take care of himself and others. I have seen him give away his last $5 and the shirt off his back and drive the countryside for his whanau of friends.

I have watched a man with little family and a hard childhood be the most friendly and caring human I've come across.

Over the last few years darkness took hold for a while as it does to even the best of us and he has struggled with little to no help or connections. And still made a bloody good job of living life!

Now Wayne has been diagnosed with the big C and is refusing treatment, we all have to respect his decision as hard as that is, that means every day will be a gift before to long.

What Wayne does want is to come home! Home to his friends and his home soil! To recharge his soul and to make the most of every day making happy memories with us all (what a blessing to be special enough to someone they want to spend limited time on you, each of us is so very lucky!)

I want to make this all possible for Wayne and help him in any way I can for as long as I can like he has for so many of us!

Let's bring our boy home and honor his wishes with love and fun and memories and make the most of having our time to show him how adored and loved he is by so many!

All money raised will go towards getting Wayne home and the rest will go to him for living costs etc also if anyone has any suitable accommodation for him please pm me.

*Let's try get this sorted while the no quarantine bubble is still going cause I can't imagine him having to spend 14 days alone with this hard news and no support!

Wayne brace yourself! We going to show you the love from all of us its going to be a roller-coaster but what an honor to be there for you in your time of need ridding this Rollercoaster with you!

We love you let's get you HOME ❤

Kathryn Carroll's involvement (page creator)

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All Funds will be given to Wayne for travel,accommodation, living costs and any medical care he does want

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Update:  1 May 2021

Hi everyone,

Firstly I would like to thank everyone on Wayne's behalf for the extreme generosity and kindness shown in both emotional and financial help in this sad time! He is overwhelmed and so greatful to be shown so much love.

As most of you are aware now Wayne has his final diagnosis and his cancer is stage 4 liver bile duct cancer (it has a big fancy term but in simple terms that's what it is)

This cancer is aggressive and the prognosis is terminal.

Sadly his life expectancy is also shorter than originally expected with the final diagnosis upgrading the stage of cancer and form of cancer.

I'm going to keep this update brief as emotions are all over the place such an amazing man does not deserve such a hard hand at life. His strength and sence of peace through this process again is something most could only aspire to!

He is still smiling still laughing still humble when most people would feel defeated!

Let's just get our boy home asap and give him the happiness he deserves while we can and try to show how appreciative we all are of everything hes done for us cause he has truly done so many wonderful things for so many people without ever wanting anything in return but now like it or not that love and happiness hes shared is coming back to him!

We all love you Wayne ❤

May you find the strength to face tomorrow, in the love that surrounds you today 🙏❤

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Naki on 21 May 2021
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Much love bro ❤️
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Kia kaha brother. Much love <3
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This campaign started on 27 Apr 2021 and ended on 30 Jun 2021.