Teeing Off to make an impact.
Waitakere, Auckland
On December the 22nd, 4 of us will tee off before first light and hack our way through 72 holes of golf at Waitakere Golf Club to raise some funding towards Marin and his end of life care.
72 holes, 4 mates, 35km of hiking up and down the "goat track", Every swing will make an impact towards the cause.
The NZ Cancer Society made us aware of the challenge and collectively we have branched out to privately support someone close who needs our help.
Marin was diagnosed with stage 4 Glioblastoma on the 29th of June 2025. His daughter's Kristy and Rachel were seeking some medical advice regarding his memory and the discovery was heartbreaking.
Marin is currently in 24/7 hospice care and has opted to no longer receive more chemotherapy and radiation due to quality of life.
What Marin and the family has had to understand and take on is truly sad so as a team we want to give this challenge everything we can to raise some funds to support his daily hospice care, additional medication and funeral plans.
Moral or financial, every bit of support is appreciated and welcomed whole heartedly.
The absolute champions taking on the challenge alongside myself will be James Watson, Peter Hunnibell and a couple more Hackers United friends. Swing hard lads.
I am Elliot Osborne, Kristy's husband, Son-in-law to Marin.
Daily hospice charge, Additional medications, Funeral plans.
A somber end. 1 January 2026
Sadly Marin gave up his fight on boxing day during the early hours of the morning after spending 1 more Christmas with his family beside him.
Thank you again for everyone who contributed to making sure his last few weeks were comfortable and he was truly taken away by the generosity.
Marins funeral is being held on Monday 5 January at The Holy Cross Catholic Church 2 Lavelle Rd, Henderson at 11.00am
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