Please help to get Andre’s mom to New Zealand 🙏🏻
Fundraising towards airfare from South Africa to New Zealand
Auckland
On Friday, 21 November, Andre Steenkamp suffered a sudden and traumatic fall, hitting his head. What started as an ordinary Friday evening on the North Shore in New Zealand, turned into a life-changing moment.
Following the fall Andre had a seizure, and an ambulance was called immediately. The paramedics fought tirelessly to stabilise him before rushing him to hospital. He underwent emergency brain surgery to relieve severe swelling and was placed in an induced coma for several days. Although he has since been brought out of the coma, Andre still isn’t responding.
This has been an overwhelming and heartbreaking time for everyone who loves him, especially his mom in South Africa, who is thousands of kilometres away and desperately worried about her son.
We are raising funds urgently so that Andre’s mom (Lorraine Myburgh) can fly to New Zealand in the next few days to be by his side. No parent should have to wait oceans apart while their child is fighting to survive!
If you are able to donate, no matter how small, it would mean the world to the family. Your kindness and support will help bring a mother to her son when he needs her most. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Linda Farrell's involvement (page creator)
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The funds will go to roundtrip air fare (Johannesburg <=> Auckland) and travel insurance for Andre's mom, and funds will go to Auckland Immigration Services for her visa.
Latest update
Update on Andre 💙 3 May 2026
It has now been 163 days since the terrible freak accident, and we wanted to share an update as of today.
The encouraging news is that Andre is getting better. Progress is slow, but there is progress, and every small step forward continues to bring hope. Andre is still working to regain movement and strength on his left side.
A quick timeline of Andre’s journey:
• 21 Nov 2025 – Andre fell backwards on the deck at home, suffering a traumatic brain injury, and was admitted to ICU.
7 Dec 2025 – Andre’s mom arrived in New Zealand to be by his side
20 Dec 2025 – Andre was moved from ICU to the High Dependency Ward
23 Dec 2025 – Andre communicates with his mom by writing messages as he was not yet able to speak.
29 Jan 2026 – Andre had his first small taste of food and water: four teaspoons of food and one teaspoon of water!
31 Jan 2026 – Andre’s mom returned to South Africa.
2 Feb 2026 – Andre was transferred to a rehabilitation centre to continue his recovery.
Andre is currently still in the rehabilitation centre working hard on his recovery.
Andre’s mom would like to sincerely thank everyone for the donations, the many messages of support and encouragement, the phone calls, and the continued support shown to Andre. It truly means more than words can express.
Thank you for continuing to stand with Andre and his family.💙
With consent from his mom, I am sharing a recent photo of Andre.
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