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Help needed for hospital ICU bills - Please help Melolini heal and get home to NZ

$6,635 donated
Given by 76 generous donors in 27 days

Melolini Pahulu is currently in the ICU, she is battling infection. Funds to help with medical bills are currently being raised.

Christchurch, Canterbury

This page is set up on behalf of my friend:

Hi my name is Mele Pahulu.

My mother came to Italy (where I currently live) for a vacation and ended up being taken into emergency care at the hospital. She was sent to the intensive care unit. She’s diabetic and had an infection in her leg that spread to her bloodstream. It essentially took over her body and she went into septic shock and organ failure (affecting her heart and kidneys mostly).

She had to be resuscitated twice with her heart. They stabilised her with antibiotics and she slowly got better but not fully recovered.

She was in critical condition for a month in ICU. She had chemical surgery on her heart and also surgery her leg that got infected. She was stable and moved into a ward for 1 month to wait on her leg to heal.

Unfortunately, the tissue and nerves in her leg were damaged so in the end the decision was made to amputate her leg. She recently had the surgery and was sent back into ICU. She is currently recovering there only to be treated again for another infection in her leg that they have found again and also her kidneys.

She is currently in a weak state and I don’t know when she will be out of hospital. Her insurance is only a death or terminal illness policy so they cannot help her. With no other insurance we don’t know how much her medical bill will be after all her treatments.

Our family is far away and not having much support is very hard. I just hope she’ll get better and get back to being healthy.

Mica-Paris Lolohea's involvement (page creator)

Mele is my friend and cousin :)

Use of funds

Mele kindly asks for donations of any kind to help her mum out with medical bills and for things she’ll need for aftercare (wheelchair etc). She wants her mum home and these donations will be used towards her medical bills and expenses here in Italy

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Alexander A.
Alexander A. 2 days ago
Best of luck
$40
Andreas
Andreas 2 days ago
Get well soon, may God be with you all
$20
Andrea
Andrea on 22 Dec 2024
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Mele Melolini Tupou Pahulu

Thank you some much for your support in donating! We appreciate it ❤️

Mele Melolini Tupou Pahulu
Elisabetta
Elisabetta on 21 Dec 2024
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Mele Melolini Tupou Pahulu

Thank you for helping we appreciate the support! ❤️

Mele Melolini Tupou Pahulu
Lorenzo
Lorenzo on 20 Dec 2024
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$50
Mele Melolini Tupou Pahulu

Thank you so much for helping your support is greatly appreciated! ❤️

Mele Melolini Tupou Pahulu

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This campaign started on 6 Dec 2024 and ends on 5 Mar 2025.