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Stories
Harriet and Renee's story
Kenzie’s Gift helped Harriet Lefau’s daughter Renee cope with the traumatic aftermath of intensive mate pukupuku / cancer treatments. “My daughter’s cancer treatment had created a gap that separated her from the rest of our family."
Stories
John's story
John Norman’s wife Becky died of metastatic melanoma on the 20th of November 2014 at the age of 41, just three years after surgery to remove the cancer from her back. Lymph nodes taken at the time showed no evidence of disease and yet when diagnosed with advanced melanoma, the mate pukupuku / cancer had progressed throughout her body.
Stories
Julia and Cilla's story
After the loss of her husband Malcolm to cancer, Julia Black received support from Kenzie’s Gift for her five-year-old daughter Cilla. “Everyone has an opinion about how to give birth to your kids, raise them, and how to best support them during a time of grief and bereavement.
Stories
Libby's story
After the loss of her daughter Kiriana, Libby Martin sought support from Kenzie’s Gift for her two grieving children, Eli and Josh.
Stories
Nesha and Cody's story
Cody was only five years old when his mother, Nesha, faced a health crisis that necessitated a number of stays in the hospital. Seriously ill, Nesha would be there for three to four days at a time, and her children witnessed both the difficulties she was experiencing and the uncertainties of the hōhipere / hospital environment.
Webinars
Supporting young people through grief
Supporting mātātahi (young people) through grief can be tough as most of us don't know how to talk about grief, let alone how to support a young loved one through it. It’s hard to know what to say or how to behave when someone dies.
Webinars
Talking with kids about cancer
Parenting through cancer can be tough. The word 'cancer' tends to evoke feelings of fear and anxiety, and as parents, we often want to protect our tamariki from the tough stuff that happens in life. One way we sometimes do this is by not talking and sharing with them what is happening.
News
#DearGrief 2018 summary
With many mātātahi (young people) struggling in the aftermath of a loss, two young tāne who have lost their siblings, Conor Burling and Luka Wolfgram, are championing a #DearGrief campaign to start the conversation about grief.
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