Rose's Road to Recovery

In January 2019, our family's life was turned upside down. Our mum, Rose (63), was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. This is a very aggressive form of leukaemia and requires urgent treatment. Thanks to the wonderful team at Auckland Hospital's Haematology Unit, her cancer was treated with a range of different treatments; some more successfully than others. In May, Rose received a bone marrow transplant from a generous person in the USA. There were a lot of risks involved but she came out with flying colours.

However, these past few months have been incredibly challenging as Rose was in critical condition as she contracted pneumonia and as a consequence, a collapsed lung. Since then, she has been in the hospital for the past 3 months. Our dad, Tony, is living in the hospital with her and is her full-time carer. He is doing an amazing job.

Rose's road to recovery has been up and down, but it now looks as though we are slowly on the up; she has been transferred to a 'reablement ward'. The doctors are positive that she may be able to walk again (with a frame) in a month's time, and from there a discharge may be on the cards, albeit in a wheelchair.

With all of this said, there have been and continue to be a number of medical-related living costs and general expenses. While everyone in the family is chipping in, we would appreciate any help that you may want to give. This is going to be a long chapter in Rose and Tony's life and we want to make it as burden-free as possible.