Please Help! We are in desparate need for my Mom!

This fundraising is for my mother Kamrunnisa Sheikh. She is here in NZ (Auckland) on visitors visa, usually quite healthy and independent however on 07th March 2020 (Saturday), she got severe pain in her abdomen and we had to rush her to local emergency GP and then to Middlemore Hospital where a CT scan was conducted. After examining the report Middlemore decided to transfer her to Auckland Hospital as no urologist was available on a Saturday. They found a kidney stone in the report.

After rushing her to ADHB around 11pm, within an hour doctors performed the surgery by putting in a JJ stent (this is a temporary fix, where they put in around 10inch tube to clear the urine pathway from kidney to urinary bladder). They found that the kidney was septic hence, removal of stone which is 8mm was not possible.

After the surgery she stayed in Critical Care unit for 2.5 days and then got transferred to normal ward. She has been discharged now and recovering well, however there is still a next procedure of removal of 8mm kidney stone in 3-5 weeks time.

I am really obliged with the service provided, however now comes the hard part.

Being on visitors visa and no insurance, we have to pay up the invoice. As per the invoice received for 8 days hospital care for 1st procedure is around $24,000 NZD and 2nd procedure may incur another $15,000 NZD.

I have never done this before in my life, but I have seen how New Zealanders have assisted people in the past. This amount is no where in our capacity to fulfill, hence this is a humble request from my family to assist us in this situation with whatever you can. We all would be lifetime debted out for your generosity.

Please Help Us!!!