Grateful Update 💛
19 March 2026
We wanted to share a special update on Elyse’s journey this week and say a huge thank you to everyone supporting her.
It’s been a big week of early starts (5am… and even a 4am wake-up 😅) and daily trips to Rotorua for intensive rehab at the Centre of Movement. Elyse has shown incredible strength and determination.
In just a short time, we’re already seeing breakthroughs. This week included multiple one-hour sessions focused on crawling, walking, sitting, and neuropathy work — and something amazing happened… Elyse sat independently all by herself 🙌🏻
This is especially meaningful as we were previously told this may not be possible due to the way her back is fused. The same was said about standing, yet she is now spending over an hour in the standing frame.
She’s also started treadmill walking (now day two), along with great progress in arm movement, tummy time, and sitting work. Her speech therapy session went really well too, and she now has lots of “homework” to continue building on these gains.
We are so proud of her. After such big days, she’s definitely earned those well-deserved sleeps on the way home 🏠
Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, and supported Elyse. Your support is making moments like these possible 💛
