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Nelson

Hi, I'm Brendan.I am looking to raise funds to give my partner Samara the funeral that she deserves. A couple weeks into October, Samara had to be rushed to Christchurch Hospital Because she's having some complications and Pain , after getting proper checkups , they found that she had cancer in her Pancreas that had spread to her liver, ovary and stomach lining giving her life expectancy of 9-12 months. Upon returning from christchurch hospital back to Hanmer Springs, we prepared for the move back to Nelson to be closer to family and accessible medical care. We made the move up then next day at the oncologist appointment we got worse news, the biopsy had shown her liver was failing and that 9-12 months quickly reduced to 2-4 weeks, but potentially more with chemotherapy. Samara had the chemo but unfortunately the chemo had cause some clotting that reached her lungs, had a night in medical ward, and now she's been moved to hospice care. We thought we had months to prepare, get married have one last Christmas with her three sons, but now we are living day by day trying to make lots of memories. Funds will be going toward funeral costs and setting up a future for Bryce, Kyan and Max.

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De facto relationship/fiance, father of max

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Funeral costs, living costs, and setting up future funds for samara's three boys

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Conditions changed  29 October 2026

As of a couple days ago Samara's condition has deteriorated, now it's family only for visits, they are keeping her pain-free and at ease. Thank you everyone for their donations so far, it's greatly appreciated. So much love ❤️

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Andrea 21 hours ago
Praying for peace for you & your family x
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This campaign started on 22 Oct 2026 and ends on 1 Dec 2026.