Medical emergency
In memory of August
Baby August was a happy, cheeky, and brave boy that touched many hearts in his fourteen months on earth. Thank you to his parents, Ursula and Jake, for sharing their story.
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Meet Ewen from Masterton
Wairarapa local Ewen woke suddenly in his bed. His arms were numb, his body cold and clammy. He was having a massive heart attack.
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Meet Taylor from Nelson
Baby Taylor had a dramatic start to life; born prematurely in Nelson, she suffered a collapsed lung. Life Flight's Air Ambulance plane was ready.
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Meet Tilly from Upper Hutt
When two-year-old Tilly's blood test showed an abnormal result, her mum decided to Google what that meant. The first thing that came up was leukaemia.
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Meet Waylon from Clyde
When newborn Waylon started losing consciousness, an Air Ambulance Plane was quickly dispatched to get him to Wellington Hospital.
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Meet Zachariah from Palmerston North
Being helped by a manual oxygen pump, premature baby Zachariah needed to get to Wellington Hospital fast.
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Meet Pip from Feilding
Thanks to your support, Pip was able to recover from a brain aneurysm, a condition that has a 60% survival rate.
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Meet Stefan from Wairarapa
A routine tonsillectomy turned into an emergency transfer from Masterton to Wellington for four-year-old Stefan, his mum, and baby sister.
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Meet Abby and Hunter from Nelson
Your kind donations help worried mothers like Katrina get their children the urgent specialist care they need.
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Meet Avitaj from Kāpiti
After a blissful nine months of eagerly waiting to become a Dad, Dilpreet’s life suddenly turned upside down when the doctor warned him he may lose his baby.
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