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Burns are traumatic injuries for both survivors and their family | Whanau
Burn survivors can be faced with many losses – their usual physical appearance, sometimes their home, income, and perhaps they are also grieving the loss of a family member or colleague involved in a fire.
A multiple grief situation is not uncommon. This is often experienced whilst also enduring a long hospitalisation period.
The multiple emotions felt by burn survivors and the need for care on many levels, was the reason that founder Delwyn Tait felt there was a very real need to not only augment hospital care for burns survivors but also particularly support survivors and their families throughout the rehabilitative phase of a burn injury.
How it all began
It was as a direct result of this experience that Delwyn began visiting burn survivors in Middlemore Hospital, weekly, for about two years.
The group has mushroomed considerably since it’s humble beginnings with the first small meetings held in Delwyn’s home in 1987.
Over 1,500 supporters and survivors are now on the Trust’s database, there are two part-time employees and the Trust is now taking a three-pronged approach – Prevention, Education and Care.
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A Letter
To the Burn Support Group Board
Firstly I just want to send my love to all of your family and friends at this hard and very strange time for us all to go through. (Covid-19)
Thank you so so much for the vouchers that were sent to my partner and I to help us get on our feet again. This year has been dreadful for us and without all of the support we would have never moved past this.
Dealing with the grief of losing our babies and the traumatic experience of the fire is such a hard time, I never wish it upon anybody.
The help that you and your team provide is absolutely amazing.
You never think your house is going to burn down until you stand there watching fire destroy literally everything you have ever worked so hard for or all or the sentimental things that will never be able to be replaced.
Keep up the outstanding work! When we are back on our feet I will be giving back to you and other families struggling In hard times. Thank you again.
Stay safe.
Lots of love and thanks, C. L & H. M
P.S. Our babies were our much loved dogs.