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WALKING STICKS NEEDED! HELP FNDA HELP OTHERS!

$100 of $525 goal
Given by 6 generous donors in 12 weeks

FNDA supports kiwis with FND, and we are asking for help to get walking sticks to FNFfolks around NZ.

Auckland

FNDA Functional Neurological Disorder Aotearoa, a Facebook group, and website fnda.nz, was created to support people in Aotearoa with fnd.

FND is a Neurological condition without organic cause.

Symptoms include seizures, immobility, paralysis, parathesia, dystonia, and much more. Although symptoms may be temporary for some, fnd is permanent, and symptoms can strike anytime for no apparent reason.

While a small percentage are covered by ACC or by DHB, there are many who cannot work and are not covered.

This means walking aids are not supplied, nor are alarms or bathing aids.

This fundraiser is to purchase walking sticks.

We need to purchase 10 walking sticks.

We have supplied 2 to members already, and these have been donated.

10 more are needed.

All people involved are volunteers and most have fnd or support someone with FND.

We appreciate your consideration, and that it may be a shock to realise our current government does not assist in all these matters.

Please consider a small donation so that we can help others get well by getting mobile!

FND Aware NZ's involvement (page creator)

I am the I.t tech and web designer for fnda. I also have fnd. My walking aids are paid for by acc, but many are not.

There are 179 people in our group and only 5% are covered by acc, some by dhb, and the remaining have no walking aids and need them

Use of funds

Walking sticks from https://mobilityplus.co.nz/collections/canes-and-walking-sticks... we need 10 but any will help

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BRAND NEW STICK RECEIVED!  13 June 2024

Thanks for these photos, if a much needed sturdy walking stick! Thank you everyone!

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Latest donations

Jill
Jill on 19 Jul 2024
$10
Crystal
Crystal on 20 Jun 2024
I think this is awesome funding much needed walking sticks keep up the awesome work.
$30
Tania
Tania on 10 Jun 2024
My friend has FND and see her with it breaks my ❤️ watching her going down hill,
$10
FND Aware NZ

Thank you so much for your kind donation! I hope you enjoy our Facebook group and website, full of information for great friends of fnd like you!

FND Aware NZ
Paloma
Paloma on 06 Jun 2024
$10
Jill
Jill on 06 Jun 2024
Hope it helps someone
$15

Who's involved?

Keremia Tairua's avatar
Created by FND Aware NZ, paying to a verified bank account of Keremia Tairua (Charity) on behalf of Members of fnd aoteroa that require walking aids
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This campaign started on 6 Jun 2024 and ended on 31 Aug 2024.