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Look what you did. Friday 7,300 submissions Sunday at midnight 31,000 people who cared enough to speak up.....even with little belief that it will make a difference. We are utterly exhausted from the gargantuan effort of getting the Health Forum submission over the line. Many weeks of work. Many hundreds of pages. Many more hundreds of stories and reports of what happened to YOU...and what must never, ever be allowed to happen in New Zealand again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and every person who dragged themselves to the keyboard, and dredged up an ocean of pain and t

Thankfully we were able to have her funeral in a period that wasn’t “lockdown” so people could attend, family could gather, but I was painfully aware of others we knew who had loved ones pass, and were not able to gather and come to terms with the loss of a loved one in such isolation. I truly believe mum would have been with us a bit longer, if she hadn’t been isolated, and left alone, without family support and advocacy as she was navigating her failing physical, mental and emotional health. 😢32❤6