Roy and Char

Hey everyone, I’m setting up this page on behalf of Roy and Char.

Roy is critically sick and currently in ICU in Auckland City Hospital and is currently being supported by machines.

You can only imagine how much stress and pressure not only emotionally but financially has been put on Char and family with accommodation and travel cost.

Therefore if you can help any donation would be greatly appreciated.

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UPDATE ON ROYS TRANSPLANT JOURNEY.

Hi guys

Just wanted to update everyone who has supported me during my illness. I was lucky enough to donated a heart match and had a heart transplant on October 10th 2021 and was in ICU at Auckland City Hospital, then ward 3 during the covid lockdown so had only Char and my father Peter as support. It was pretty hard mentally, physically and financially(as DHB stopped all support), but we got through it and I rehabbed at Hearty Towers at Greenlane hospital.

We got home after the first week of December so was in hospital for two months post transplant recovering.

I have been having biopsy’s every two weeks and unfortunately have had three lots of rejection. My body and the new organ aren’t getting along so well and I have had a vein removed from my right leg as a heart artery was too short , so I have been treated with prednisone which is quite hard on my body. I am still quite beaten up.

The money everyone donated helped immensely as with no support from DHB for travel, accommodation and carparking it was all used up.

We are forever grateful to those of you who hand supported me and reached out I am overwhelmed by the Aroha everyone shown

I will keep on fighting and doing my upmost to keep going but as we start another year I would to personally thank you for what you did for me last year

Best regards

Roy and Char