Koha and Love for Tim on His End of Life Journey

Koha for this awesome man and his lifetime dedication to families & whānau & extended family & hapu to provide quality care for their children and young people.

Now is our time to support Tim in his fight for a comfortable and dignified end of life. He needs life saving drugs that are not funded by the NZ Government to prolong his life for a few more months. The unfunded treatment includes the drugs Binimetinib and Encorafenib for metastatic melanoma which has now presented in his brain. He has received Government funded treatment for his condition, however this has been discontinued as it had not worked on the tumours in his brain. His time is limited however he is positive and we want to give him the best and most comfortable last few months.

Tim felt drawn to the social services industry through a deep-rooted passion for social justice and equity. Tim wants political and economic systems to uphold the mana and dignity of people. Tim has been on a 40+ year journey in the social service industry. He has led Jigsaw Whanganui for the past 20 years.