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Fundraiser set to aid local’s recovery after suffering stroke Kenneth Wong reporter@merrittherald.com
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nna-Lea’s Road to Recovery GoFundMe charity for stroke victim. On May 6, Anna-Lea Holstein suffered from a stroke shortly after moving into her first house with her boyfriend Nathan Kinley. Her mother-in-law Jane Hauser quickly set up a GoFundMe page with the goal of reaching $20,000 to help support Holstein and Kinley. “Rent and bills are still going to be due, and living out of a back pack at the hospital is so expensive and for them to have to worry about money right now breaks my heart,” reads Hauser’s GoFundMe. “Any amount of financial help will be forever appreciated to help Nathan and Anna have a little bit less to worry about right
now. I also know times are tough right now for everyone, which made me hesitant to even reach out but even if you could share this story I would be so grateful,” the post continues. Hauser credits Kinley for his “fast action she is still here with us today.” “Nathan has been by Anna’s side every minute. Be that chasing the ambulance to Kamloops then through a snow storm to be with her so she’s not afraid or to charming the nurses so they let him sleep in a chair beside her bed. He’s been beside her every step of the way.” At the time of publishing, $3,025 had raised. Those interested in donating can visit Anna-Lea’s Road to Recovery on gofundme.com/f/annaleasroad-to-recovery or contact Jane Hauser directly.
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