Please help us support Cooper

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Given by 29 generous donors in 21 days

Getting close to Christmas having a sick wee boy has been financially crippling on our young family we are in need of some urgent support.

Otago

The last 12 months have been very tough on our family physically, mentally and emotionally. On the 3rd of December 2018 our then 23 month old son Connor was rushed to Starship Hospital with a serious heart condition requiring a pacemaker to be installed then 10 days later rushed back up with complications. While I was in Auckland , my wife Sarah was at home in Dunedin with our newborn baby Cooper who at day 4 stopped breathing and was admitted into NICU. The next 11 months has ticked along nicely like a busy family does. Fast Forward to 28 November 2019 and Cooper again starts having events of stopped breathing and losing consciousness and is admitted in Dunedin Hospital, the last 2 weeks have been hell on our family . The latest 2 episodes have been the worse with the length of events being between 2-2 1/2 minutes. Heart tracing have shown his heart is slowing to 40 beats a minute and turns blue and most likely ending up flying to Starship Hospital in the coming days.

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Funds will be used to assistant us in any shortfall for flights for second parent to get to Auckland, loss of wages as we both have had to take time off work without pay, any other costs involved in being away from our home town for a period of time.

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Surgery day has come   20 May 2020

Cooper had surgery for his pacemaker on 19 May 2020 and came through it ok, a couple of post op issues but appears fine now. The money raised had made a huge impact to being able to support ourselves being so far away from home.

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Daisy
Daisy on 02 Jan 2020
My heart goes out to you all. Best wishes XX
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Jason McCook

Thank you Daisy.

Jason McCook
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Guest Donor on 31 Dec 2019
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Jason McCook

Thank you so much. Your well wishes today were enough and this is a bonus. Happy new year to you

Jason McCook
Jan
Jan on 20 Dec 2019
Hope this helps you out. Our thought s are with you and your family at this time of the year. Best wishes to you all.
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Jason McCook

Thank you so much. Hope you have an awesome Christmas

Jason McCook
PJ
PJ on 17 Dec 2019
Jase & Sarah, my son was critically ill for the first 48 hours of his life (10 weeks prem) and them took 10 weeks to get out of Neo-natal IC so I understand some of the stresses you are going through. Hope this helps a little. Cheers, PJ
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Jason McCook

Thanks PJ Blown away will all the support we have its amazing

Jason McCook
Manda & Matt
Manda & Matt on 15 Dec 2019
Thinking of you all during this no doubt very trying time. Always just a message away x
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Jason McCook

Thanks so much Always great knowing you are only a message away Love to all

Jason McCook

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This campaign started on 12 Dec 2019 and ended on 2 Jan 2020.