Thomas Family of Ryde - Pls help

I have never had to write anything like this in my life – but one of our own urgently needs our help.

The Thomas family is a young local family of Ryde, with 4 kids aged 6 and under. The first 3 pregnancies went smoothly and the 4th looked to be the same way. But just 3 hours after discharge, mum Rachel realised the pain in her leg needed to be looked at.  So they reluctantly returned to the hospitals emergency  only to find out there was much more at play.

Firstly, the pain was a blood clot from DVT, which had travelled to her lungs and shattered. This could have been a dire situation had it gone to her brain, but in the lungs, it gives a heavy chest pain and impacts her breathing. Further clots are also a concern, as well as dissolving the one in her lung with medication. This in itself is a major issue to manage but…

Secondly, an underlying heart condition was discovered. Cardio Myopathy, SVT and VT – This meant Rachel’s heart was only functioning at 25% capacity, so to compensate, her heart was 30% enlarged, beating out of rhythm and up to 220 bpm, this was at a near fatal level.

She was rushed to intensive care with her newborn. And remained in recovery for over 2 weeks while they medicated, monitored and decided what to do.

During this time, her thoughts were always of family – making sure they were looked after and asking if she could go home. Also trying to continue feeding her newborn and choosing a medical plan that would not get in the way of this.

After over 2 weeks in intensive care recovery -  she was released.  And her mood lifted to be close to family again, but it’s been a tough reality check as she has been told she would never have her health back like she had before.

Unfortunately, this is not the end of the issues though and a week later she began to bleed heavily, and was rushed to emergency again, finding out after multiple transfusions that she has a piece of retained product still in her uterus, so is now having surgery to have this removed.

A more involved and caring mother, you have never met. Everyone who meets Rachel is taken in by her warmth and genuine caring nature. She is everything to her family, taking on role of stay at home mum to 4 – and relishing in every minute of it. In terms of assistance, sadly her own mother passed away just a few months ago, and her husband Simon’s family are overseas.

Long term…. The Thomas family have major challenges ahead. If Rachel is strong enough to fight through all these issues, she will be severely limited in what she can do and need a lot of on going assistance. Her husband Simon is holding everything together, but as a self-employed electrician, he has been unable to work looking after Rachel and their children and during these hard times, depleting their savings.

So this is where we come in - They are a proud and private family, who are reluctant to ask for help, so it has taken some serious convincing to allow us to send this out on their behalf. But we would like Rachel to come out of hospital – and still have a home to go to. We would like Simon to worry just about Rachel and the kids, and not finances. So I would ask you to give generously to keep this beautiful family, financially afloat for the next few months, when they need it the most.

Any funds donated will will be used to cover the basics - food, petrol, electricity, 
mortgage etc . While Simon cannot work and looks after the family.

The funds will be managed by their very close friend Jason Uebergang - who will pay their bills for them during this time. 


Please donate any amount you can - and pls share the link far and wide.