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Help Lexi fight Brain Cancer

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Given by 324 generous donors in 25 days

Lexi is 7 and has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. Help us raise the funds to do what we can to help her and her family.

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On the 7th of January 2025 my sister Cheryl and her partner Rob received the devastating news no parent should ever have to hear, Lexi their beautiful 7 year old daughter was diagnosed with a rare aggressive brain tumor, after a few weeks of appointments and being set to start treatment at the end of Jan they have recently been updated that the cancer is too big and no effective treatment is currently available. Cheryl and Rob are determined to not give up hope and are looking for alternative treatment options.

Lexi is and kind, caring, smart and adventurous kid, it's hard to believe something like this can happen.

As Cheryl and Rob are farmers and are self-employed we would love to relieve the financial stress and give them the option to spend as much time with Lexi as possible. We hope that this page will mitigate some of the stress & allow them to explore all available treatment options, At the very least, we want Lexi to experience as much fun things as possible.

We also ask that everyone is extremely mindful and does not discuss the diagnosis outcome with Lexi and or children who may accidentally share this with her, she is unaware of the severity and we would like to keep it that way.

Every donation no matter how small helps to provide the best options for Lexi.

We are very grateful for any donation and thank every one of you for the love, support and kindness.

The fight has just begun.

Hannah Petera's involvement (page creator)

Sister of Cheryl, Lexi is my niece

Use of funds

We hope to relieve any financial stress allowing the family to spend quality time together, explore all available treatment options (nothing has been confirmed yet) and give Lexi the absolute best experiences possible.

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Thank you all so much   27 January 2025

We would like to pass on our heartfelt thanks, even though it seems inadequate. We are humbled and immensely grateful for the endless messages of love and support for our precious angel and overwhelmed of the generosity of friends, family and strangers alike. These gifted funds will go towards our relentless pursuit to find something that may help Lexi to fight this devasting disease and creating as many magical moments to keep her laughing and smiling.

We are forever grateful

Rob and Cheryl

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Laura
Laura 20 hours ago
$50
Adam, Delwyn, Luna & Amalia Tane
Adam, Delwyn, Luna & Amalia Tane 4 days ago
Sending so much love and strength - enjoy this week! and Gazebo crash anytime : )
$250
Marama
Marama 4 days ago
$50
Amy G
Amy G 4 days ago
$50
Daryl
Daryl 4 days ago
Thinking of all the family
$350

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Paying to a verified bank account of Cheryl Wagener on behalf of Lexi Gaastra and Family
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This campaign started on 24 Jan 2025 and ends on 23 Apr 2025.