Help the Pati family with costs associated to supporting Natalie whilst ill in hospital

Natalie Pati is a dearly loved mother, wife, sister, aunty, netball coach and friend. Anyone who has witnessed her in action down at Henderson's Te Pai Courts will know that she devotes endless hours of her time to teaching, developing and inspiring her many teams. She proudly volunteers as a coach for Waitakere City Rugby Netball Club and Netball Waitakere, and all players she's worked with speak fondly of her kind heart and passion for netball.

Nat's love of netball is surpassed only by her love for her family, consisting of her husband, Muks, and their daughters, Nadia, Briar and Shayla. Nat would do anything for her family, including her sisters and their children, and altogether they form a tight, loving family unit.

On Friday, 8th September, this family was left reeling when Nat suffered a stroke and was hospitalised. Over the past two weeks she has undergone three surgeries and is currently in critical care. She's gradually managed to respond by puckering her lips for kisses and squeezing her family's hands, but there is still a big fight ahead of Nat on the road to a full recovery.

Nat is a strong woman and while she's battling to recover, we want to do what we can to support her family. The money raised here will go to assist them with transport, parking and any other costs they incur while they are by Nat's side in hospital. This page is our chance to thank Nat for the generosity she has shown to our community for so many years. While we can't fight this fight for her, we can certainly fight it with her. Please join us and help make Nat's family's coming journey as stress-free as possible.

We are very grateful for any contributions during this time. Thank you all so much.