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Thursday <strong>February</strong> 8 <strong>2024</strong> 5<br />
Oscar not able to be<br />
a ‘typical’ 21-year-old<br />
• From page 1<br />
According to the University of<br />
Maryland in the United States,<br />
AVCS occurs when a person’s<br />
blood vessels are under abnormal<br />
pressure, limiting the size of the<br />
blood vessel and the amount of<br />
blood flowing through it.<br />
The lack of blood flow can<br />
make a person feel weak and<br />
cause extreme pain.<br />
New Zealand lacks treatment<br />
options for AVCS, so the Parker<br />
family aims to raise $120,000<br />
for Oscar to have surgery in<br />
Germany.<br />
Oscar’s oldest sister Cushla<br />
Parker said he grapples with<br />
excruciating abdominal pain,<br />
relentless fatigue, disrupted sleep,<br />
nausea, malnourishment, and a<br />
restricted diet, limiting him to<br />
just four foods and water every<br />
day.<br />
“He’s been described as being a<br />
great listener, always wanting to<br />
help but ever since he’s had this<br />
illness, he’s been unable to do the<br />
things that he loves and enjoys<br />
essentially because his symptoms<br />
prevent him from doing that,”<br />
she said.<br />
Oscar’s health struggles have<br />
taken a toll on his education<br />
and career, preventing him from<br />
finishing high school, pursuing<br />
further studies, or maintaining<br />
employment.<br />
LIMITING: Oscar Parker’s<br />
health struggles have taken<br />
a toll on his education and<br />
career, preventing him from<br />
finishing high school.<br />
“His symptoms prevent him<br />
from being a typical 21-year-old,<br />
essentially, he’s just pretty much<br />
at home all the time,” Cushla<br />
said.<br />
Despite his battles, Oscar aspires<br />
to contribute to healthcare<br />
and help others facing similar<br />
challenges.<br />
Cushla said surgery alone is<br />
expected to cost around $95,000,<br />
with additional costs on top of<br />
that.<br />
“The reason why the price<br />
fluctuates is the average stay in<br />
the German hospital post-surgery<br />
is about two weeks, but some<br />
people end up staying for three,”<br />
she said.<br />
“You need to be in the car<br />
anywhere from four to six weeks<br />
in Germany for post-op appointments,<br />
additional imaging and<br />
things like that.<br />
“There’s the accommodation,<br />
the travel but also a support person<br />
going with Oscar, that also<br />
means they’re not working for<br />
that period as well so there’s that<br />
loss of income.”<br />
Expensive medical bills are<br />
common for the Parker family as<br />
Oscar was also diagnosed with<br />
Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 13<br />
months.<br />
Oscar’s father also has Type 1<br />
diabetes, as does his other brother,<br />
who also lives with Down<br />
Syndrome.<br />
“We have a lot of medical<br />
consumables that already aren’t<br />
funded on top of his surgery,<br />
which is quite a lot,” Cushla said.<br />
The Givealittle page set up<br />
by Cushla on December 14 has<br />
reached $38,140 so far, with 403<br />
donors contributing.<br />
• To find out more or donate<br />
visit: givealittle.co.nz/<br />
cause/help-oscar-fundmedical-treatment-notavailable<br />
– NZ Herald<br />
Celebrate Lunar New<br />
Year at the library<br />
MARK THE Year of the Dragon<br />
with a range of vibrant festivities<br />
at your library.<br />
Christchurch City Libraries<br />
is hosting a variety of fun and<br />
festive activities from Saturday<br />
until <strong>February</strong> 24 to celebrate<br />
the Chinese New Year.<br />
“We love being able to<br />
celebrate Christchurch’s<br />
diverse communities across the<br />
Christchurch City Libraries<br />
network, and marking the Lunar<br />
New Year is a great example<br />
of this,” said city council head<br />
of libraries and information<br />
Carolyn Robertson.<br />
“The celebration is such a<br />
significant part of Chinese<br />
culture and we’re excited to put<br />
on such a range of activities<br />
across the city.”<br />
Celebration of Culture, a<br />
showcase of performances, will<br />
be held from 1-4pm on Saturday<br />
PHOTO: NEWSLINE<br />
at Tūranga with traditional<br />
crafts and activities afterwards.<br />
The same day, two dumpling<br />
making demonstration<br />
workshops will also be held at<br />
Tūranga. Bookings are required<br />
for these sessions, which<br />
includes six cooked dumplings<br />
to take away and enjoy.<br />
Learn about the world of lion<br />
dance and practise the basic<br />
dancing movements with Lion<br />
Dance Storytelling at South<br />
Library on <strong>February</strong> 13, and<br />
the Lion Dance Workshop at<br />
Upper Riccarton Library on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 17.<br />
Upper Riccarton Library<br />
will also be hosting a Family<br />
Celebration from 1-3pm on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 17, with a variety of<br />
games and themed activities.<br />
Bilingual Storytimes will also<br />
be on throughout the period at<br />
local libraries across the city.<br />
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