http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.truecolours.org.nz en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:53 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/156986/silent-battles/ Sleepless nights. Long hours lying awake listening for a choke or gasp. Endless notes pages detailing symptoms. Marriage and career under strain. Gut wrenching guilt going to work when you know you should keep kids home. Daily negotiations administering meds.  Hours of research in the dead of night. Fear in your child's eyes at the mention of another procedure.  Bone aching sleep deprivation.  Nothing left to give, then giving your all, day after day, year after year.  Anxiet... Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:13:27 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post156986 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/150595/show-your-true-colours-day-2025/ ... Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:41:49 +1200 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post150595 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/96766/a-word-from-cynthia/ Kia ora koutou, It is the close of another year where we have navigated uncertainty, COVID, and a country and community that is experiencing first hand the challenge of a struggling economy. Yet, here at True Colours, we are continuing to provide care and support to families who are living with a child who has a health condition.  Or providing grief support to families who have experienced the loss of their baby, child, or young person. The families we walk alongside who are ... Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:04:49 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post96766 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/83532/demis-story/ Our journey started back in August 2019 when our then 16-week-old baby Demi was diagnosed with Bilateral Retinoblastoma (to put simply, cancer of the eyes).My husband Luke had read a Stuff article a few months before Demi was born about a white eye reflect as opposed to red when taking photos with the flash on.He had noticed this white eye on Demi, so we obtained a referral to Bridgewater where the eye specialist told us on the spot, he believed she would lose her left eye and to go home and pre... Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post83532 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/81541/christmas-music-bingo/ Don't miss our final fundraiser of the year - Music Bingo at The Keg Room in Rototuna.Tickets $25 each - with prizes up for grabs!  And all money of course coming to True Colours.It's on next Tuesday 14th December at 6.30pm.  Grab some friends and get together for some fun and fundraising as we head into the final burst towards Christmas.Email admin@truecolours.org.nz for tickets.... Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:48:30 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post81541 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/81540/its-the-little-things/ It’s always the little things that matter.  Ko nga mea iti i nga wa katoa he mea nui. In this year of COVID-19 lockdown again, it has allowed time for further reflection.  There are screeds of information available via different sites on social media on how to help us maintain our resiliency in uncertain times.  Mental health sites share their rich knowledge in ways we can take care of ourselves to assist in reducing anxiety, fear and those things that might increase our cortiso... Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:43:27 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post81540 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/81539/long-lunch-2021/ Due to Covid restrictions meaning the cancelling of what would have been the 15th Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch, we turned all the generous donations received by businesses and families in our community into an online auction.  We appreciate everyone who either donated their original tickets to the Long Lunch back to us, or who registered and bid in the auction as we ended up making around $82,000.  Not what we would have made if we'd been able to hold our event, but a great ... Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post81539 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/81465/thank-you-for-your-support-in-2020/ What a year 2020 has been!  Who could have predicted what lay ahead for us at the start of the year when we had never even heard of Covid-19.  Despite the challenges that this year has bought we have been overwhelmed with the level of support that has continued to flow our way.  A massive thank you to everyone that has supported True Colours in 2020.  Your support means the world to us.  Here are a few of the highlights: Cambridge Christmas FestivalEach year the Cambridg... Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post81465 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/81474/reflecting-on-16-years-supporting-waikato-families/ You never quite know what life is going to throw at you. As we take a moment to reflect on the 16-year anniversary of True Colours, the world is dealing with a global pandemic that no one could have predicted.  It has changed the way we go about our daily lives for the past few months and will continue to have an ongoing impact as we move into a new way of being for some time to come.... Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/#post81474 http://www.truecolours.org.nz/blog/post/81455/mason-cowen--high-risk-neuroblastoma/ I remember the day vividly. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.  Mason was only 18 months old.   I took him to the doctors early in the morning, he didn’t have any symptoms but my mother’s instinct and a gut feeling told me something was wrong.  It seemed that there was something wrong with his vision.  He had bumped into the couch with his tummy first, then his hands.   I remember thinking to myself “please don’t be a tumor” but I told myself off,... 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