On Saturday, 24th of October, Sandra and her youngest daughter, Sophie, were involved in a critical car accident. Sandra is currently fighting for her life in the ICU at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, while her 18 year old daughter, Sophie, is receiving intensive care at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Sandra has sustained extensive and life-threatening injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, multiple rib fractures, lung damage and spinal fractures. She faces an incredibly difficult and uncertain road ahead.

Sandra is a devoted single mum to her two beautiful daughters, Ellie (20), and Sophie (18). She is also a hardworking nurse who has dedicated her career to caring for others, giving so much of herself to her patients and the people who need her.

At just 20 years old, Ellie, Sandra’s eldest daughter is without both her mum and sister who are in intensive care at separate hospitals. While trying to process what has happened to the two people she loves most, she is also having to navigate hospital visits between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, all while worrying about what comes next.

We are organising this fundraiser to help ease some of the financial pressure on Ellie and her family during this incredibly difficult time. Donations will go towards medical expenses, everyday living costs, travel between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast so Ellie can be with her mum and sister, and other essential support the family may need as they face the days, weeks and months ahead.

The road to recovery is likely to be long, and the uncertainty surrounding Sandra and Sophie's conditions makes it impossible to know exactly what the future will hold. What we do know is that Ellie deserves the time and space to be with her mum and sister without having to carry the additional burden of financial stress.

Every donation, no matter how big or small, will make a difference. If you are unable to donate, sharing this fundraiser with your friends and family would mean so much to us. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for every donation, every share, every message and every thought for Sandra and her girls.