Help Lara's family after the Auckland Floods
Raise money to help Lara & her family after losing their home of 14 years to the Auckland floods while waiting operation for her broken leg.
Auckland
(Edited - after more info gathered)
Hi everyone- this page is for Lara Marino and her family after they lost their home/contents in the Auckland floods. During the storm, Lara and her family evacuated their home of 14 years and unfortunately after two landslides it has been red stickered- deemed unliveable. Also after being overtired, she managed to also break three of her bones in her leg after slipping on her deck & needs morphine every 2 hours. Lara has been such a bundle of light, always reaching out to help others so thought it’d be a great idea to set up this give a little page to bless her in return while she waits for an operation and literally finds her feet.
Koreen Liew-Young's involvement (page creator)
Lara is someone who I came to know through work who I now can call a friend. She has always gone over and above to look out for others and was moved to do something to help support her and her family.
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Any donations will help support Lara's family while she is in hospital awaiting operation for her broken leg, as well as cover costs of contents.
Latest update
A message from Lara (edited as there's a max character count) 21 July 2023
First off THANKYOU to so many that call and send messages and turn up out of the blue. I luff you so much and the support you give is amazing.
Unfortunately I'm experiencing CRPS which is the misfiring of the nervous system. Every sensation in my leg registers as pain.
Most days I can cope and do my best to get about on crutches. Other days I’m confined to my bed dosed up on meds to deal with the pain. Getting the meds right so that your comfortable yet lucid takes time to work out & its a shifting line some days
It's like an electrical shock. Nerve pain can be quite the thing if you have never experienced it. Almost like a toothache . Long & throbbing with the odd shock to keep you on your toes.
Is it permanent?
Dont know. Honest answer. I bloody hope not & I will do everything within my power to make it temporary. I will walk & have tottered about un aided. Just not pain free yet…. I got time.
How can I help?
Bless your beautiful heart 😘. friends & family are doing so much to try and support me. & I have the best medical team .
What I do need is mood boosters.
As you can imagine with everything that’s gone on the last 6 months, it’s been hard to find reasons to smile. But I try, you know me. I like to find joy in the little things. I just need to be reminded of them lately. So if you can give me more reasons to smile I would be so grateful.
All in all it’s been a life changer. Another one 🙄😁 but it won’t stop me. Not a lot can 😘
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