Help Richard Access Life-Changing Brain Injury Treatment

Kia Ora!

My name is Richard Dawson.

I’m 57 years old and live near Palmerston North. I’m currently battling PPCS (Persistent Post Concussion Symptoms), a complex condition that has deeply impacted my life.

Since my first injury in 2023, I’ve been unable to consistently work full time. The symptoms are ongoing, affecting my ability to function day-to-day.

There is hope though: an advanced treatment clinic in Utah, USA, offers a breakthrough approach using Functional Neurocognitive Imaging (fNCI) technology. This cutting-edge diagnostic tool allows for precise imaging of brain function and helps tailor intensive rehabilitation therapy to each patient. Their two-week multidisciplinary program has given many people their lives back, and I’m hopeful it could do the same for me.

The good news, as of late August, is that a significant funding boost was granted and I'm within several thousand dollars of my page goal of $20,000 NZD. This has given my wife Rosanne and I enough confidence to go ahead and book my treatment beginning on the 29th September this year.

We have also booked airfares and in faith are leaving NZ on the September 25th.

If you feel comfortable helping us crack the total we need, you know already that we'll be very grateful, just as we are grateful for all the support we've received so far from others.

For more of my story click on either of these links:

Short version https://youtu.be/V6f6BikJ7G4

Long version https://youtu.be/e9gdPrClhM0

Ngā mihi nui,

Richard