Help us Help Jake

On the 1st of March 2025, our nephew Jake was diagnosed with Leukaemia.

Jake is 16 years old. He’s an old soul who loves being with family, playing cricket, and rocking out on his drums.

His family are completely focused on supporting him, keeping his spirits up, and helping him navigate what will be the toughest time of his life.

Jake is being cared for in Waikato hospital, over an hour from his home in Waihi. He’s the youngest person on his ward (which has some perks, like having the youth hangout all to himself!) He’s about to start many months of treatment, and is in for a tough fight - but we know he can do it.

His parents, Nita and Hayden, are fully devoted to being with him each step of the way, and we are now planning for the huge financial impact of this. There isn’t a way for his hardworking Mum and Dad to keep going to work everyday, and to also have someone with Jake in the hospital each day and each night for the coming months.

We are so grateful for any support to enable them to focus on Jake at this time, to remove the stress of losing a pay check, to not have to worry about how the bills are going to be covered, and to help them with all the extra costs of being away from home for an extended period of time, while also keeping life as normal as possible for Jake’s younger brother Travis.

Jake can’t wait to get back to doing the things he loves once he conquers this.

Thank you for taking the time to read Jake’s story, and for considering supporting our family.