Help Vicki—a mum recovering from stroke—keep her family warm & secure
Help Vicki & Zain: $20k for housing; $30k for recovery & living costs.
Auckland
In late 2025, after losing both parents, I suffered a hemorrhagic thalamic stroke & had to relearn how to talk & walk. I fought hard to regain independence, but recovery still limits my ability to work & manage daily tasks safely.
For years, I was the person others turned to, volunteering, supporting, & mentoring many—especially women. I am more comfortable offering help than asking for it.
Now my physical and financial reserves are exhausted. My greatest concern is preserving a safe & stable life for my neurodivergent son, Zain, while recovering. That means remaining securely housed, keeping food on the table, & essential services connected.
I need to reach $50,000 by the end of the year so stable housing remains possible.
I rely on prescribed supplements instead of buying food for myself, so Zain can have an appropriate diet. I can't afford to heat the house & limit use of the gas hobs due to cost.
Before my stroke, I had a corporate career & supported myself & Zain. I am now seeking flexible, less traditional work within my capacity, but recovery limits what I can safely do.
FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS: Essential housing & living costs, as well as help for tasks I can't safely undertake.
The priority is keeping Zain and me securely housed, fed, warm, & safe while I recover and rebuild my capacity to earn.
Reaching $50,000 can't guarantee the outcome, but it would give me a real chance of keeping our home.
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Note: Page set up for me by a good friend.
Use of funds
Funds will cover essential housing & living costs, such as groceries, heating, utilities, & mortgage payments, independent legal advice, plus help with tasks Vicki can't safely undertake. The priority is keeping us securely housed, fed, warm, & safe while I recover.
Latest update
Why I now need to raise $50,000 7 September 2026
Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, or reached out. Your support has helped us through a very difficult time.
In my last update, I explained why I increased the goal to $20,000: to help keep our home and cover essential food, heating, and utility costs. Those needs have not changed—and neither has the 10 October deadline.
As I have worked through what recovery and stability will require, it has become clear that Zain and I also need care I cannot afford alone. The cumulative impact of bereavement, my stroke, and other complex circumstances has created a need for psychological care for us both, as well as independent legal advice so I can make informed decisions.
Zain’s weekly psychological care is estimated at $11,440 over 12 months. My ongoing care, including recommended programmes, is estimated at approximately $5,300. Independent legal advice costs $490 per hour plus GST.
I want to be transparent about how donations will be used. I am increasing the goal from $20,000 to $50,000 to bring together our urgent housing and living costs, psychological care, and an initial allowance for legal advice.
I need to reach $20,000 by 10 October and the extra $30,000 as soon as possible. The money will not solve everything, but it would give us a real chance of remaining safely housed and supported while I recover and rebuild my capacity to earn.
With enormous gratitude,
Vicki
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