Laura has been battling chronic illness for almost 7 years. She's 24. Let's get her to Germany for her best shot at a cure 💜
Bay of Plenty
In 2018, at just 17 years of age, Laura went solo travelling. Just a couple of months into her travels she ended up in a hospital in Bali severely sick with Salmonella poisoning, at least that was the diagnosis at the time. Unable to recover enough to continue her travels, Laura returned home to NZ.
That was the beginning of a health nightmare that our poor girl has been battling for almost 7 years now. She has since learnt that she also contracted Ross River virus (a blood-borne disease) and Lyme Disease during her short time travelling. No wonder she has been so sick!... severe nausea, shaking, digestive issues, circulation issues, arthritic joint pain, fevers and night sweats, sinus issues, TMJ pain, chronic fatigue... you name it, it's likely been a part of Laura's struggle these past few years (and she's just 24 years old).
Thankfully she has been under the care of her wonderful doctor, Jules, who has herself, recovered from chronic Lyme Disease. Jules did this by travelling to a German hospital (Clinicum St. Georg) that specialises in treating chronic Lymes using both Western and integrative medicine approaches. The chance of this being a successful cure for Laura is high! So it's a no-brainer, we're sending her to Germany in April. It is, as you can imagine, a very costly venture, something she and her fiance could not possibly fund themselves. Hence starting this Givealittle fund 💜
Follow Laura's journey on Instagram or Facebook (links given below) ✨
Laura is my daughter. Her wellbeing means the world to me. It has been so awful watching her struggle for so long. It's such a relief that the end to her pain is finally in sight.
Donations will go towards treatment costs (to get her there and treated will cost around $60k)
Thank you so much Kerstin 🙏 💜 I love the message you've written for Laura here. I couldn't agree more xx
Thank you, lovelies! This is so kind and generous ❤️
Thank you lovely Guest Donor. We appreciate you and your kindness 💜
This is so generous and kind of you, Johnny. Thank you for all the love and support you've shown Laura over the years ❤️
All the TLC from TLC 😘 Thank you so much xxx