Helping our Whānau Through Surgery & Recovery

Kia ora friends and whānau,

Next week I’ll be going through major surgery, amputating my left foot below the knee, followed by a long recovery period over the coming months that will significantly affect my already limited mobility, our day-to-day family life, and our ability to do almost anything resembling “normal” for quite a while.

After a lot of hesitation — and plenty of encouragement from friends — we’ve decided to create this page because a number of people have asked how they can help support us through it.

Recovery brings a lot more than hospital appointments. For us, it means navigating months of reduced mobility on top of existing challenges, while trying to keep family life functioning as normally as possible.

We’ll get through this, but any support would genuinely help relieve some of that pressure and allow us to focus more energy on recovery and family during the months ahead.

Whether that’s through donating, sharing the page, or simply checking in, we’re incredibly grateful.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for supporting us through a challenging chapter in a ridiculously difficult book.

Humphrey, Naoko & Reiha

(and Whisky & Rocky!)