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Lachlan Jones

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This is our beautiful nephew Lachlan. Lachy had been feeling really tired and run down and put it down to working hard and having a young family. He was at work on the Monday, 17th July 2023, where he felt dizzy and unwell and had to sit down for a while until he felt a bit better and finished his shift at work. The following day, he went to the Doctor and had tests. Later that day the Doctor called Lachy advising him to immediately attend the John Hunter Hospital.
On arrival at the John Hunter hospital, more tests were conducted. The results came back confirming that Lachy’s kidneys were working less than 5% and he was in renal failure . He was admitted to hospital. Lachy’s mum was told if he hadn’t got to hospital when he did he would have died. Lachy was in hospital for 7 days where he had a permacath put into the main artery of his heart for dialysis. He started dialysis whilst in hospital and now attends hospital based dialysis three times a week for 4-6 hours a session.
On 15th August 2023, Lachy had further surgery installing a catheter in his stomach to enable future home based dialysis whilst waiting on a suitable kidney. At this time Doctors are unable to determine why Lachy’s kidneys are damaged beyond repair.
Lachy’s diagnosis has been a shock to all of his family and has been life changing for Lachy, his beautiful wife Nicole and two gorgeous daughters Matilda and Kyra.
Lachy has had medical restrictions put on him, preventing him to lifting greater than 5kg. Due to this restriction, Lachy is unable to pick up his daughters, unable to get them out of the bath or put them to bed. Lachy, being a proud and responsible young family man is struggling emotionally, with being unable to help his wife, Nicole and feels like all the family responsibilities have been left to her, as well as having to work extra shifts to meet their financial commitments. Lachy is now unable to work due to the nature of his illness and medical situation.
We would like to help alleviate some of the financial strain on Lachy , Nicole and the two girls are currently facing. We realise many people are doing it tough in these trying times and any donation, however small would be much appreciated.
Thank you for reading.
Darren and Jodie Richards

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Jodie Richards
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Heddon Greta, NSW

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