New Zealand on a daily and minute by minute basis.
It was a world we never knew existed, but it is there and the need is permanent and only growing, as our population gets bigger. When Miller was 3 days old, we had the “round table” conversation that Miller needed to go to Starship to go on an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine to save her, BUT in the same breath the doctor told us that Starship only had 3 ECMO machines and ALL of them were being used for other children and there was nothing more they could do. As we fell to our knees, no amount of money in that moment could help our daughter. Thankfully, a machine became available later that day and we were blessed with 13 more days to get to know our beautiful daughter. Miller passed away in our arms surrounded by family in Starship on the 5th of May 2021 due to a rare condition called Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia ACD/MPV . STARSHIP gave Miller specialised medical attention that gave us precious time! We got to hold her hands, feel her tight grip, look into her dark brown eyes, care and love her, read her Hairy Maclary stories, introduce her to her family and dream of our future. NOW is the time to raise money, so that no family needs to have a conversation at a round table about “resources”. Chad and I are creating this fundraiser for Starship, in memory of our daughter Miller Jacob. Starship need more beds and resources for our current and future families and children! All NZ families deserve the opportunity to have specialist care and not have to wonder “what if the resources were available”? Let’s help STARSHIP SAVE LIVES! |
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