Trev Ponting needs our help making life count.

Always full of beans, always helping others and making the most of every opportunity he can, Trev is now battling the biggest challenge of his life and needs our help.

A few days ago Trev had major brain surgery to remove 3 cancerous tumours.

All of this has happened in a very short time and is taking its toll on Trev, his partner Aiko and their beautiful kids Mia and Toa.

From the short phone call I had with Trev, surgery went well and the surgeon is positive that they managed to remove all growth but will need to wait for another scan for final results and now Trev will have a very long recovery process.

This is where we come in. Trev and his family need our help. Currently Trev is in Sapporo Hospital, a couple hours drive form Niseko, Japan where they live, Aiko and the kids are travelling a lot and staying in hospital accommodation when they can.

After surgery Trevor must go through the healing process before starting radiation therapy.

With a long road of recovery ahead, times will be tough. They now want to come back to New Zealand to be with family and friends as soon as Trev is comfortable enough and able to fly.

Trev is normally the last person to ask for help but we are asking for your kindness and generosity to help Trev and his family fight the biggest battle of his life.