Update on Mum 🤍
6 June 2026
Hey friends,
I just wanted to share a little update on Mum and say another huge thank you for all the aroha, donations, messages and shares!
Mum had chemotherapy this week and thankfully it wasn’t too bad at the time, but her white blood cells have started dropping, which means her immune system is quite low at the moment. If they continue to drop, theirs’s a chance they may need to stop chemotherapy, so were just taking things day by day and hoping her body can keep fighting through it.
She’s been feeling pretty tired and sick, but in true Shona fashion, she's till trying to make the most of the little moments. She and Dad have made it to the Thames Coast for a change of scenery, and she sent through this photo from where they are parked up by the water, back to her awa, her happy place :).
We also got her some new wheels recently to help her get around a bit easier, though with the rain and being on crutches, she hasn’t had much of a chance to use them yet. Hopefully in the next few days she’ll be able to try them out properly.
The Givealittle page has now reached over $1000 which is truly amazing. Every donation, share, and message has been so incredibly heartwarming I cry a little, not out of sadness but sheer appreciation, I want my mum to know how loved she is, not just as a Mum, wife, or friend but as a person. so, thank you again for showing up for her.
With so much love,
Jade and whānau x