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Zander the Brave

  • Zander the Brave

      7 July 2026

    **Update:**

    Zander has recently been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). Following his initial four weeks of treatment, his results placed him in the high-risk category, meaning he now faces a longer and more intensive multi-phase treatment plan.

    As Zander and his family call the small West Coast town of Westport home, his treatment over the coming year will take place in Christchurch. This means they will be away from home for an extended period as they focus on his care.

    This fundraiser has been created to help ease the financial pressures associated with Zander's treatment and support his family so they can remain together by his side throughout this journey.

    We are incredibly grateful for every donation, message, and act of kindness. Your support means more than words can express and helps the family focus on what matters most—Zander's treatment and recovery.

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  • One day at a time

      27 May 2026
    Posted by: Tessa Robertson
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    Unfortunately, the results from the bone marrow aspirate weren't quite what we wanted to hear. Zander fell into the "high risk" category, meaning that for this next stage (consolidation period), he will be going down a much more intensive path of chemotherapy treatment. We as a family, will be staying in Christchurch for the next 10-12 weeks.

    This feels like a long time and we are missing home. We need to take this one day at a time.

    Zander has already been through so much over the past 6 weeks. And he really has been such a trooper!

    * picture of Zander being given a new Paw Patrol friend after he came out of a spinal tap procedure this week

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  • Our little spud boy 🥔

      17 May 2026
    Posted by: Tessa Robertson
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    We are nearing the end of Zander's inital 29 day induction period. This is the completion of his first round of chemotherapy. On day 29 he will have his bone marrow aspirate procedure to check where he is tracking and to establish the next route for treatment. We can only hope for the best possible results for this stage!

    The last 4 weeks seemed to have merged into one big potato feast ( among some other food groups) for Zander after the steriods took a hold of him. Get this boy some spud stat!!!

    There has also been a decent amount of Paw petrol watching for our little fan 🐶

    We will continue with updates on here. We thank you all so much for your support 🙏 ❤️

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