Jonny's injury

$7,090 donated
Given by 68 generous donors in 21 days

Young family seeking emergency bridging funds during crisis.

Canterbury

On 2nd January Jonny had a seizure at work. Thankfully some customers of ours were there and phoned an ambulance. Thankfully all the tests the doctors conducted come back clear, however Jonny is now needing to rest whilst getting back on his feet. Once he feels better, he will be unable to drive for potentially a year and we live in a rural area with no public bus service and therefore a difficult commute anywhere. On top of that, he is the sole person who runs our own little cafe business, which is in its infancy so cashflow has always been a challenge.

We have a 10 month old son, whom Rushani cares for full-time, so already were down to one income. Having Jonny out of work is difficult as our insurance does not cover this event and we put everything we had into this business. The seizure has made us see that this amount of work and stress puts too much of a toll on Jonny and so we need to look seriously at the real possibility of closing the business, something we have worked so long and so hard to get up and running.

So many people have offered help and so we thought it may be wise to start up a Givealittle page. If you feel inclined, you can donate a little to help us with our personal living costs, whilst we sort out where to from here.

Rushani Bowman's involvement (page creator)

I am Jonny's wife, a stay-at-home mum to our 10-month old son. We would really appreciate a little assistance whilst we get back on our feet.

Use of funds

The money will be used to pay our immediate weekly personal bills, such as rent, groceries, power, internet that our weekly drawings would otherwise pay.

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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 25 Jan 2018
$20
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 25 Jan 2018
Wishing you the best of luck recovering from this, you're both so strong and will get through to the other side better than ever. Sending you lots and lots of love from Canada xxxooo
$50
Lucie L
Lucie L on 24 Jan 2018
Sending lots of love and strength to your lovely wee family x
$60
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 23 Jan 2018
Rushani, your wonderful inspiration with your music students and your generous contributions to the community have benefited so many people over the years. Jonny's support has enabled much of these activities. Now is our time to support you. We wish Jonny well in his recovery and hope we can help ease the financial burden on your family. Best wishes.
$182
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 16 Jan 2018
$30

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