💔 Help Shauna in her Fight against stage 3 cervical Cancer 💔

$10,410 donated
Given by 86 generous donors in around 3 months

Supporting 29 year old Shauna as she battles stage 3 cervical cancer and fights to preserve her fertility through a second round of IVF.

Albany, Auckland

💔 Help Shauna In Her Fight Against Stage 3 Cervical Cancer 💔

Imagine being 29 years old, full of life, goals, and dreaming of one day becoming a mum only to be told you have stage 3 cervical cancer.

That’s what happened to my beautiful sister, Shauna.

She has never once missed a smear test. In 2024, her routine test came back abnormal but instead of further investigation, she was told to return in a year.

That delay changed her life forever.

In 2025, Shauna walked in expecting a routine follow up and left with a devastating diagnosis. The abnormal cells had progressed to stage 3C1 cancer, spreading to her lymph nodes.

Her dreams of motherhood have now been destroyed. The cancer treatment will render her permanently infertile and unable to carry or conceive children.

Her life, once filled with dreams of family and building a life with her partner has become a whirlwind of egg preservation treatments, chemoradiation, pain, and heartbreak.

The emotional toll is unbearable. The financial strain is just as heavy.

• A second round of IVF (unfunded) is her last chance to build a likelyhood of biological children via surrogate.

• Shauna can’t work during treatment.

• Her partner is taking unpaid time off to care for her.

• She will need ongoing support and surrogacy in the future.

We are asking with full hearts and deep gratitude if you could help in any way. Any donation, big or small, will help support Shauna through the costs in her fight.I’m

Jasmine Forbes' involvement (page creator)

Shauna is my beautiful younger sister, and I’m organising this fundraiser to support her through treatment and beyond.

Use of funds

• A second round of IVF for a better chance at fertility.

• General living costs such as food and rent to cover her and her partner while they can’t work.

• Petrol and parking for hospital appointments.

• Ongoing care

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We are closing the page early   22 October 2025

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated. We truly appreciate all of your help.

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Doug
Doug on 22 Sep 2025
$100
Eden
Eden on 21 Sep 2025
All the best
$5
Carolyn
Carolyn on 15 Sep 2025
Wishing you all the best xx
$15
Harleigh
Harleigh on 15 Sep 2025
$20
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Guest Donor on 15 Sep 2025
$20

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This campaign started on 10 Jul 2025 and ended on 22 Oct 2025.