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My dad had a stroke

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After my grandma passed away, my dad had a stroke.

Auckland

I recently went home to my home country, the Philippines, to pay my respects to my grandmother, who passed away last 25th of May. In a heartbeat, I used up what's left of my savings and booked the next day flight back home. It was heartbreaking since I was very close to my grandma since I was little. After 4 days, I went back to NZ and was trying to move on. Yesterday, 15th of June, I got a call from my stepmum(in the Phils)telling me that my dad is not answering her calls and texts. My heart suddenly sank and had to call my brother to check up on my dad. My brother was busy at the time but was able to ask my dad's brother-in-law, who was near to my dad's home, to check on him. They found my dad inside his house, naked, staring blankly and unresponsive, as if he was in shock. For some reason, he can't speak so they decided to bring him to the hospital. Did a CT scan and doctor's confirmed he had a stroke. He would've died if he was found later.

My dad just turned 66 years old last month and yesterday was Father's day in the Philippines. He's currently in Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu city inside the Intensive Care Unit.

Just so you know, medical care in the Philippines is very expensive and our medical bills are piling up each day. I'm currently working my butt off to get more hours of work to support my dad but I just spent it all for my grandma's funeral.

When it rains, it pours.

So I'm humbly ask for your help so we can make sure our dad gets the best care.

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Out of ICU  24 June 2025

Dad is out of the ICU at the moment and has been moved to a private room. He's currently under observation and been doing some therapy to reboot his brain and regain his movements independently which is good news. However, the bills still continue to rack up so as long as he's still in the hospital. I pray and hope that we'll be getting more blessings to support him. Once again, thank you for those who supported.

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Hazel
Hazel on 21 Jun 2025
Praying for your Dad🙏 -Hannah and Hazel
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Jv on 21 Jun 2025
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Sharad
Sharad on 19 Jun 2025
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Glaiza
Glaiza on 19 Jun 2025
Sending love and strength from my family to yours, Kuya Neil. Hoping for your dad’s full recovery. From: Legaspi Family 💛
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Neil Bacalla

Thank you to the Legazpi family

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This campaign started on 16 Jun 2025 and ended on 30 Jun 2025.