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The Lantern Trust, Nelson
A small team supporting diabetes and living with cancer. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Parenting a seriously ill child support in New Zealand
For parents in hospitals, waiting rooms and long nights with a sick child. Talk with people in New Zealand who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the New Zealand circle: Weekly check-in ·
If you need someone right now
Help for parenting a seriously ill child in New Zealand
From people who came through it
“Hello from the other side of it. I was right where you are in 2023. I remember a heart surgery at four months like it was yesterday. I laugh properly again. Be gentle with yourself.”
Waitress in Preston · been through parenting a seriously ill child“I know it feels like too much. The hospital, the bills, the fear. I've been there with my son. Take it one day at a time. Ask for help. The hospital social worker might know about aid. I didn't ask at first because I was ashamed. Don't be like me. You're doing your best.”
Found Bee · been through parenting a seriously ill child“Dear stranger, i was in the same place a year and a half ago. I remember when her siblings feeling left out, like it was yesterday. This year I did a 5k, slowly. One day at a time.”
diana_dusk · been through parenting a seriously ill child“Reading this late at night? I've been there. Not that long ago, about a year, that was me. A nurse who knows his favourite dinosaur. That was my life. This morning I sang in the car. It changes. It really does. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.”
sofíauncle42 · been through parenting a seriously ill child