Ronald McDonald House Charities provides accommodation and wrap-around support for families with sick kids who have to travel to Christchurch, Wellington or Auckland.Д¬hief executive Wayne Howett said the extended lockdown in TДЃmaki Makaurau had created some major logistical challenges for the organisation. 'They're working under tighter restrictions, they're constantly in PPE, they're working hundreds of hours and they are just so supportive and so kind.' They're working in stressful times waiting for their whole world to collapse. 'It's pretty hard doing this on your own without your support network around you.'Д¬linical staff were going 'above and beyond' to support families, she said. 'But there's kids who probably won't walk out of here, who don't get to have their families around them, just their two parents or two caregivers or two nominated people. 'We feel lucky because Eva will walk out of here. McLeod is grateful Eva was finally able to have her operation last month under alert level 3, not level 4, which would have meant she would have been completely alone and unable to tag out with her husband, who was caring for three other children. It was originally booked for the beginning of last year, but was cancelled several times during the pandemic. Her latest surgery was to fix the 75-degree curvature of her spine, which was threatening to crush her internal organs. When before, nothing could stop you - you could just go through the door and get up there.'Д®va was born with a massive hole in her diaphragm, which meant her internal organs had pushed into her chest cavity and prevented her lungs from developing properly. 'It's literally exhausting just trying to get to your child at times. Her mother, Tiff McLeod, said her current admission had been gruelling for different reasons - due to the extra Covid-19 restrictions.

Photo: SuppliedДЇourteen-year-old Eva is no stranger to Starship, having spent the first six years of her life living in the hospital.

Tiff McLeod's daughter Eva, 14, is now home after finally having major spinal surgery at Starship ChildrenвЂ™s Hospital after it was delayed several times due to the pandemic.

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