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6 Thursday August 9 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star News Busking to get sick daughter to Paris •From page 1 “We were just leaving home when the phone rang. The GP said: ‘You have to come and see me now’,” Mrs Hore said. “We went right away and the doctor said: ‘There’s no easy way to say this, but you have osteosarcoma’.” Megan immediately started chemotherapy to treat the bone cancer, Mrs Hore said. “We were positive at that stage. We caught it early and we thought chemo would work.” But after testing they were told the chemotherapy wasn’t working, Megan has a 50 per cent survival rate. “There was supposed to be 10 per cent cancer cells, but they found 50 per cent. We were absolutely gutted,” Mrs Hore said. “We’re not ready to be a threecog unit, we’re better with four cogs.” It’s not the first time the Hore family has dealt with cancer. “When they were young, the girls both had retinablastoma, which is what Richard has. But we dealt with that, we went through the chemo and we thought we got through that, we’ve done our dash,” Mrs Hore said. FAMILY BOND: Well-known Christchurch organist Richard Hore is raising money to take his family to Disneyland Paris. Pictured are Richard, Megan, Amy and Marilyn during a trip to Disneyland Anaheim seven years ago. “It’s really knocked our socks off.” Megan has since had four more rounds of chemo. Once the latest round is finished, she will go back for testing. Mrs Hore said if cancer was found, Megan would be diagnosed terminal. “We all have it in the back of our mind, but we don’t let it overcome us.” Instead, they’re focused on ticking off Megan’s bucket list – a trip to every Disneyland around the world. She went to the California theme park when she was 11, leaving Paris, Florida, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hawaii to go. Also on Megan’s bucket list is going to university. “There’s no point in wrapping her up. We tell her you have to go to uni, do what you were going to do because we don’t know what’s going to happen,” Mrs Hore said. She said Megan has been struggling having to talk about her mortality so much at such a young age. “To be told you have cancer FAST FACTS •A Givealittle page to help raise money for the Paris trip was set up by Canterbury University student Jamie Rutledge. “I thought it’d cool to raise money through the internet. I wasn’t expecting more than $500,” he said. But after posting it on the University of Canterbury Student Association Facebook page that total skyrocketed to more than $7000. •To help the Hore family get to Disneyland Paris, go to givealittle.co.nz/cause/ megs-dream or Bush Inn Countdown on the weekend. is quite mind-blowing, it’s really hard when you’re 18, so this trip is quite important. While she’s been doing all the drugs, lying in bed and having chemo, she thinks about what she’s missed.” But the family has become stronger. Megan and her sister Amy, 24, are “joined at the hip.” “It’s been a horrible year for us all, but we’ve become stronger as a unit and we’ve got lots of memories,” Mrs Hore said.
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday August 9 2018 7 OutletStore 99 Ferry rd, ChristChurCh Road complaints on rise •From page 1 • By Julia Evans POTHOLES, LITTER and sweeping. The requests to the city council for these things to be dealt with have risen more than 20 per cent in the last year. City council chief executive Karleen Edwards revealed in her executive’s report that people requesting Karleen Edwards services relating to the state of the roads has jumped from 2409 to 2928. “The number of requests for service related to transport increased by 22 per cent in the last year. The three job types were related to potholes, roadside litter and sweeping,” Dr Edwards said. City councillor Yani Johanson said it was a “major issue” for the council. “It basically ties in to that whole push towards better maintenance,” he said. Cr Johanson said the residents’ BUMPY RIDE: The New Brighton Rd and Bower Ave roundabout. survey clearly showed people in the city were fed up with the poor state of roads. Only 27 per cent of respondents said they were “satisfied” with the condition of roads and footpaths. He questioned Dr Edwards on what the council was doing in response to that and if it expected the number to stabilise. “We’ve been doing some work around our maintenance contracts, making sure they’re responsive and proactive,” Dr Edwards said. However, she also said residents were becoming more aware about how they can report potholes, litter and the like, so naturally the requests would increase. “I think some of this is about increased awareness and increased ability for people to put in customer service requests so we’re likely to continue to see more of those for a period of time before they level off.” Youths abused online Parents of one of the youths and the teenage girl were reluctant to comment when approached by The Star yesterday. They said lawyers were involved over the issue. The mother of one of the youths said he had been the victim of the most “horrendous and disgusting” abuse. But the girl involved posted on Instagram saying: “I’m not here to try talk my way out of posting the two videos because I know I did the wrong thing and posted something disturbing on social media. “I would like to apologise for not taking any further action on the situation to try help it, at the time I was shocked and didn’t take the time to think about my consequences. “The cat’s death itself wasn’t my doing, nor was I even there as I felt uncomfortable with the situation and left like the boys told me to,” said the post. Mr Helem said the SPCA and police had received a number of copies of the video from members of the public. Mr Helem said the SPCA had not yet made contact with the two youths and teenage girl. There is a range of penalties that SPCA can apply through the court system for cruelty, neglect or reckless treatment of animals. These range from an education conversation or letter, a formal warning or prosecution in extreme cases. “Our processes involve gathering evidence and information, talking to witnesses and people involved then it gets reviewed and we make a decision from there,” said Mr Helem. Dalziel remains off work MAYOR LIANNE Dalziel remains off work after suffering a concussion on Sunday. Ms Dalziel worked from home on Wednesday and took Monday and Tuesday off after she fainted and hit her head at an event to mark the 73rd anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the Botanic Gardens. She is being reassessed by her doctor today before she returns to work. HAVE YOUR SAY Proposed changes to Hereford Street (Oxford Terrace to Manchester Street) and Strand Lane land sale Have you checked your underfloor repairs? This is the sort of ‘repair’ we are finding. We’re aiming to repair this street, make it more attractive and improve safety for everyone. We’d like to hear your views. Consultation closes 14 August. Have your say today ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay We will go under your house and give you peace of mind for free. NO WIN NO FEE Ph: 03 377 8855 | 130 Ferry Road, Christchurch E: reception@earthquakeservices.co.nz | W: www.earthquakeservices.co.nz
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