Get my mum home to Melbourne

Hey guys, my mum was born with osteogenesis imperfecta which is a bone disease that you are born with, basic terminology is fragile bones. Mum has broken 95% of all of her bones, her last major break was when I was in year 12, 13years ago when she had a fall, and landed on her knee which pushed her femur up into her pelvis which resulted in fractured/smashed pelvis which doctors at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne told us, high impact car accident is usually the result of this sort of damage. Mum spent months at the Alfred and twice as long in a rehab center, leaving in a wheelchair. Since then mum has fractured her spine twice, broken fingers, toes and fractured ribs. Approx 5 years ago Doctors advised us that her bones were at 94 year old - so imagine them now. Not only does osteogenesis imperfecta affect bones, it also makes patients more inclined to other health issues which unfortunately mum has received.

My mum is a hero, she was told as a child no sports to risky for her severe condition, she only had one life and she experienced motorbiking, water skiing and horse riding. She was told to never have kids, well she fell pregnant with me and decided to keep me, I was a prem baby due to her condition - If I arrived on time I would have crushed her. In saying this my mum is not an idiot, she is strong and wanted to live the one life she only had. No bubble wrap, but once she had me everything stopped and she did become wrapped in bubble wrap.

It’s now my turn to help mum, For the last 2 years they have been traveling Australia in a campervan nothing too hectic but enjoying what she and her partner Peter have left. OI females live to approx 77 years of age, mum is 57 her partner Peter has had several heart surgeries and a AF - so their time is precious.

This week mum took a fall out of the campervan off the 2-step, nothing high, nothing ridiculous she winds up with a spiral fracture in her leg, 3 fractured ribs, 1 dislodge rib and a collapsed lung. If anyone else took the fall it would be max a sprained ankle. They are in Adelaide where she has been declining with her lung condition, they are a smaller hospital and not equipped for her condition as it is a rare condition, shes currently being flown to another Adelaide hospital. She has spent all her life having her conditions treated back home at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne but Vic ambulance wont cover mum to fly her home, they have estimated 25k - 30k to fly her out of our expense, Peter and I cannot fund the whole the amount but we want her home, with family, friends and for Peter and Colby (their dog) they are currently bouncing around in a campervan in Adelaide staying wherever close to mum, paying for days in advance but having to move on and dog friendly places which is hard. Peter doesnt need this stress of finding a place every few days which will accept a dog, extra costs and mum with his heart condition.

I'm hoping any donation will help get mum home and help Peter and Colby! We know mum will get the best care as the Alfred, they know mum by her name, Peter will have a home to go to and somewhere to leave Colby without stress.

I'm currently living in QLD and trying my best to help them in anyway, I'm absolutely heart broken and will fly to either Adelaide or Melbourne, but my concern is them not me!