Help Tracey access life saving treatment giving her more time with her family.

$8,825 of $280,000 goal
Given by 63 generous donors in 2 days

Help give Tracey more time with her family

Christchurch, Canterbury

Hello everyone

Our beautiful mum, Tracey Buist-Eastwick, is the heart of our family. She brings light, laughter, creativity, and unconditional love to everyone around her.

After spending over a year seeking answers, Tracey was diagnosed in March 2025 with an aggressive, but extremely rare cancer called Mediastinal Grey Zone Lymphoma, with fewer than 500 known cases worldwide.

Since then, she has endured multiple rounds of intensive chemotherapy, countless hospital admissions, severe infections, RSV, pneumonia, COPD, and a blood clots in her lung. Despite every challenge, Tracey has continued to fight with incredible strength and determination.

After periods of remission, the cancer has returned again. On 28 April 2026, Tracey and our family were devastated to learn that her cancer had returned again and that no further treatment options were available through the public health system. She was given a prognosis of just 2–3 months.

We sought second opinions and discovered there are private treatment options that may give Tracey more time even, enter remission. While some costs are covered by insurance, $18,200 (which is just the one drug called brentuximab) every 21 days plus 20% of treatment expenses must be paid by the family.

We are asking for your help to give Tracey the greatest gift of all more time to create memories with her children and husband.

Any contribution, no matter how small, will make a huge difference Thank you for your kindness, support, and generosity.

Jessica Eastwick's involvement (page creator)

Wayne is Tracey’s husband, while Jessica, Andrew & Matthew are Tracey’s kids trying to get more time with our wife and mum.

Use of funds

All money raised will be used to pay for these two life saving drugs Brentuximab, Nivolumb (added at cycle 3) also any other costs towards her treatment that insurance won’t cover. The Other costs we have to pay 20% of all her appointments with the specialist, her infusion appointments, scans for progress, any blood transfusion, and any other medical intervention she is needed. To help take that financial pressure of Tracey and her family.

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Ross
Ross 1 hour ago
$50
cam and Muriel
cam and Muriel 3 hours ago
$500
martha weatherford
martha weatherford 4 hours ago
my heart is with you Tracey and Family ❤️ sending love and hope
$425
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Guest Donor 9 hours ago
$10
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Guest Donor 22 hours ago
Sending our love xx
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Jessica Eastwick

Thank you 🩷

Jessica Eastwick

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This campaign started on 10 Jun 2026 and ends on 10 Jun 2027.