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Trina and family

  • Hi guys!

      1 November 2013

    Welcome! Here is a bit of background.... Please help us raise money to help Trina and her family. She is my amazing big sister who has recently had to undergo a pharyngolaryngectomy (basically had her voice box removed) due to a rare cancer they found in her neck. It isn't caused by smoking, and is just random bad luck. After this 12hr surgery and couple of weeks in hospital, she is getting used to how things have changed. She is also undergoing radiation treatment - the Gold Coast has no public radiation treatment so she has had to pay to have it done in private, or else travel to Brisbane every day. She has some amazing friends and family who are helping her, her husband Craig and their boy KP, get through all this. I would love it if those who know Trina (and those who don't!) would help us raise some money to support her further. First and foremost the money will help pay for her extensive medical costs and if we get a bonus above that, I think it would be amazing for them to be able to go away on a holiday together.

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  • Some information about donating....

      1 November 2013

    Hey guys! As you have probably figured out this is a NZ website and Trina is in Australia....suprisingly this was the easiest way to do things! In QLD we would have had to register a charity and also all the websites take a commission. Givealittle.co.nz is completely free!!! The money is going into a seperate account...it is under my name - impossible to get a NZ bank account for Trina without bringing Trina over here! I hereby swear, pinkie promise, girl guide promise all money received will make it to Trina! givealittle.co.nz will take international credit cards, so this should work for you guys in Australia/UK/rest of the world too! (although there maybe a currency conversion fee...) The first aim is to provide a cover for her medical expenses which are adding up - medicare helps but there is still a big chunk after that. If we raise enough from there I would like Trina and her family to be able to book a gorgeous holiday somewhere.

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