Supporting the Snell's in their hour of need

Latest update, what a miracle!

#hollieupdate

we have been moved to ABI in Auckland as hollie now needs little medical intervention.. she is still being tube fed but is able to sip water from a straw and can mouth silently yes and no. she is well and smiling and starting intense physio tomorrow... her progress continues to amaze everybody. we are on day 29 of this journey and she's way ahead of where she should be... for David Snell and I we are really feeling the pain of the unknown and especially being separated from Samantha Snell and Larnie Woodward and family. essentially we will be couch surfing between friends here and for tonight and tomorrow at least we are staying at the Lincoln green... we will attempt to come home for the odd night as we are able... the staff here are amazing....if you can make the day trip or have accommodation visitors are welcome... thanks everyone for your kindness and continued support and prayers love to you all...Dale and co

Update- day 12.

Thank you all for your prayers. Hollie has made some progress. She has been taken off life support and is breathing on her own. She can open her eyes. She is doing lots of coughing and lots of yawning. The doctors know from her brain waves that she can hear us and that she is having a normal sleep pattern. They are even talking about moving her out of ICU and into HDU. We are optimistic that if she keeps making progress like this that she may recover. However we have to be realistic and are not out of the woods yet. The extent of damage to her brain is not clear and brain injuries are extremely complex. We have to take each day as it comes and just keep hanging on to hope and keep praying. It’s a miracle that she’s come this far so please don’t stop praying for her! If she continues to show signs of progress they will discuss transferring her to Auckland to a youth rehab centre once she is stable enough. We are so proud of how far she’s come and we will stay by her side throughout her entire journey. Stay with us 💕

Larnie and whanau xx

UPDATE: With the greatest sadness I update this page to say that funds will now be used for Hollies Tangi, as is typical of her giving nature Hollie had a strong desire to be an organ donor it has always been very important to her, so she remains on life support while that process is carried out. A date for the Tangi will be advised once known.

For those of you who know the Snell's you know how generous this family is. Dale and Hollie are always at community events and helping others.

Now its our turn to help them.

On Sunday morning Dale and Davey got a call no parent wants to get, their precious Hollie had been involved in a serious car accident and had been air lifted to Waikato hospital , Hollie sustained a head injury and has been placed in an induced coma.

The whanau need our help as costs will start to mount up, travel, accommodation, food and not to mention the standard household bills that will be still arriving at home.

Please give what you can to help this beautiful whanau in their hour of need as they have done so many times before.