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🌸 Help Our Mum Heal: A Journey Through Breast Cancer & Heart Failure

$6,115 donated
Given by 54 generous donors in around 3 months

Mum’s facing cancer and heart failure. Your support helps her access care and comfort during a tough journey. 💗

Auckland

Our beautiful mum has recently been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form that requires urgent and intensive treatment. Just two months earlier, she was also diagnosed with severe heart failure, making her cancer journey even more dangerous and uncertain.

Despite the strength she’s shown, the reality is that her treatment, surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation, will place enormous strain on her already fragile heart. There is no funded support in Aotearoa New Zealand for patients like Mum who are navigating multiple serious health conditions. That’s why we’re asking for your help.

💗 Your support means Mum can focus fully on healing, free from financial stress, to help her access to the care she needs, have nourishing meals, appropriate transport, and essential home support.

🎀 Why This Matters

Triple negative breast cancer doesn’t wait. And with heart failure in the mix, Mum’s treatment must be carefully managed to avoid life-threatening complications. Every dollar raised will help ease the financial pressure and allow her to rest, recover, and fight with everything she’s got.

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Mum has always been the one helping others, and she is never one to ask for help. That’s why, as her daughters we wanted to create this page - it's now our time to help her whether it’s $5 or $50, your kindness will make a real difference. We’ll keep this page updated with her progress and milestones, and we welcome messages of support to lift her spirits.

- Mel and Jen

Jen Gale's involvement (page creator)

Created by Trudi’s daughters - Mel and Jen . Our mum means the world to us—this is our way of standing beside her with love, courage, and hope. Thank you for being part of her journey. 🌸

Use of funds

💗 Your donation will allow Mum to:

• Take time off work to focus fully on recovery

• Cover essential costs like transport to hospital, nutritious meals, and home support

• Give her body the best chance to survive and heal

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Latest update

💖 UPDATE  14 October 2025

Two rounds of chemotherapy down ✅ Mum is doing well and feeling positive. She’s incredibly grateful for all the love and support 💖 Next up: a wig fitting appointment later this week 💇🏼‍♀️ and four more rounds of chemo over the next few months 🫶🏻

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Latest donations

Caroline
Caroline on 15 Oct 2025
To my dear friend. I hope this little top up helps. In my thoughts always. Love Cassie xxx
$500
Bruce
Bruce on 02 Sep 2025
$40
Maree
Maree on 02 Sep 2025
$30
Nic
Nic on 31 Aug 2025
The most beautiful Wahine! Arohanui the Jensen Whanau
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Guest Donor on 31 Aug 2025
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This campaign started on 6 Aug 2025 and ended on 6 Nov 2025.