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Please help Chantelle fight against Pancreatic Cancer

  • Change of Direction for Charnie......

      16 July 2023
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    Hello, we have an update from Team Charnie. On Tuesday, Chantelle was told that the treatment with immunotherapy is not working from her latest CT results, 2 days later she has begun treatment to put this fire out with Chemotherapy as this has spread to her liver and lymph nodes. With this news, and her fighting spirit with her family beside her, Team Charnie begins the next part of this journey. We know she will have some tough days, and on the good days, she will dance in the rain and feel the sun upon her face, we will update you soon. Thank you, for all your love and support. Much love Team Charnie.

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    • 17/07/2023 by Sandy

      Sending you lots of strength and love from Perth, dear Charnie. Thinking of you lots. You are amazing and we hope each day you have those moments of love, comfort and the small joys that help you through the challenging parts of your journey.

  • One step at a time......

      28 June 2023
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    Just a wee update from Team Charnie, they say sometimes in life, we can't direct the wind but we can adjust the sails..........Recently, Charnie has been in hospital with covid, which has knocked her off her feet for a wee bit, this photo below just shows the strength this soul has. Her fight, her spirit of getting back out there as we say in Team Charnie, one step at a time. I would like to acknowledge and say thank you to all the people that donate not only financially but in many other ways, we thank you and know you are there. We will update you again soon with Charnie's journey, for now, always remember, When it rains look for the rainbows and when its dark look for the stars, Much Love Team Charnie xoxo

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  • Celebrating the Small Victory's

      20 May 2023
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    Hello from Team Charnie, a wee update, I recently travelled to Rotorua with Team Charnie and accompanied Charnie to her immunotherapy, then met with her oncologist Pranshanth to celebrate the small victory, it was a very emotional trip for her and her family to get the results of her latest CT scan. The tumour on Charnie's pancreas has slightly grown he says, but with immunotherapy, this can happen. But the best news was, it HASN'T spread to any other place in her body. We celebrate the small steps, as this is a journey, it's very cruel & unfair. Seeing Charnie so well, this really is the wonder drug. I reflect for her, look at her, honestly her mind, body and soul are fighting this so so well. I always take a moment to ask Charnie what would she like me to say and it's always with humbleness and kindness, please just thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the donations and the kindness everyone has shown my family. Her oncologist said these exact words don't look at the scan look at how you are and how you are feeling, below is a photo of how she is, this explains it all, this drug as we put it in Team Charnie "Magic Dust", every 3 weeks this costs $10,000 and $28,000 every 6 weeks for the icing on the cake drug as her oncologist says. So each and every one of you that has donated thank you so much, we will update you real soon, our new saying in Team Charnie "The Magic is inside of you" the wonder drug doing its job, much love Team Charnie.

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    • 21/05/2023 by Sandy

      You’ve got so much strength inside you Charney and so much love around you. You are doing so well- keep up this fight, there are so many people near and far cheering you on each day.

  • Love and Kindness is never wasted ….

      22 April 2023
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    Hello everyone,just a wee update from Team Charnie. Firstly we would like to thank you all on behalf of Team Charnie for your love and continual kindness. Charnie has recently completed her 5th Keytruda and along with this has her double treatment of Ipilimumab, which is given every 6 weeks to fight her pancreatic cancer. I recently visited Charnie at home in Motuopa, to see her was amazing, her fighting spirit and her beautiful smile stayed with me.

    Recently sitting in a Zoom with her oncologist, Charnie had Darren her brother by her side, her strength goes beyond words. Everyone is so proud of how incredibly strong she is, Charnie is just so humbled by all the love, support and kindness.

    We will update you soon with a progress report again, so thank you to each and everyone of you for supporting Charnie along the way, she is so so loved and she can feel it, from all the kindness sprinkled everywhere. Thank you and much love Team Charnie❤️🥰🌈

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  • Charney begins her new Journey

      8 March 2023
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    Just a wee update from Team Charney. Today Charney begins her journey with not only Keytruda onboard, but a further drug to fight her Pancreatic Cancer by the name of Ipiimumab, this drug is given to Charney along side her Keytruda, to shrink the tumour in her pancreas.

    Unfortunately none of these drugs are funded. Charney and family are doing well, just wanting to update you all of where she is at, and again thanking each and everyone of you,for your ongoing support and love. Charney is so thankful for all the success stories, thank you for sharing your love and your journeys with her. At the moment Charney is incredibly strong in her mind and her body and her soul. We are all so proud of how she has taken this fight on with all her strength, we have got this, much love to you all out there for what you have given, what you are going through…..and for being there. Much love Team Charney ❤️🌈

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    • 09/03/2023 by Sandy

      Thinking of you gorgeous Charney and your beautiful family with love from Sandy (Sue and Ron’s family) in Perth. Sending you strength and good vibes each and every day. You are amazing.

  • Plan B- Team Charney update

      6 February 2023

    Hello everyone, I thought I would update you on behalf of Team Charney.

    Unfortunately, they were unable to perform the Whipple procedure due to the density of the tumour after 7 hours of surgery, they managed to remove lymph nodes.

    Plan B, is to treat with immunotherapy now, every 3 weeks so that they can shrink the tumour down to try and have a further go at removing this at a later date.

    Charney's attitude, determination strength has shone through. With Sam beside her and Sue & Brendan (Mum & Dad), we hope to have her back in Motuepa before she knows it, back to her babies and family. In the next couple of weeks, Charney will begin her cycle of immunotherapy every 3 weeks, they thank each and every one of you for your ongoing support, love and messages. Lots of love from Team Charney.

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  • As Chantelle heads off for the Whipple procedure

      31 January 2023

    Just a wee update as Chantelle heads off to Hamiton tomorrow, with her husband Sam by her side and Mum & Dad, Brendan & Sue. Chantelle will undergo the Whipple procedure to remove her Cancer, we would like to thank each and every one of you for your kind donations, your kind words, and all of your messages, they are so humbled by all the love & support they have received. Charney, we send you off with all the strength love & support, you have got this! I will keep you all posted along the way with updates, much love Team Charney xx

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  • Miracle Drug for Chantelle - Keytruda but not funded.

      26 January 2023

    Hello everyone, I just want to share an update, to let you all know, Chantelle will be treated with Immunotherapy Ketruda which they call the Miracle drug. Unfortunately, like many out there with this dreaded disease, this is not funded. What we have raised so far will pay for her first treatment today, they have decided to give Chantelle a dose before surgery to help her fight. After Chantelle's surgery on 02 February, she will then be given this miracle drug Keytruda every 3 weeks. This has a huge financial impact on them as a family, so thank you so much, for all the love and support and for helping them financially with this journey to help her fight. They are so humbled by all the messages and love and support. Thank you so much from Chantelle, Sam, Locklan, Blake and wee Milea.

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