Help Craig get Dialysis in Ireland

By: Craig Latigan
Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/craig-latigan-5619797668122364083
Date Created: 7 June 2023

Funds Raised:
R 2 976

Fundraising Target:
R 60 000

Personal message

Hi, I am Mathilda Latigan, from Cape Town, South Africa.

I would like to raise funding for my loving husband of more than 10 years, Craig Latigan, he needs dialysis that is essential for him while we are in Ireland.

Craig started his sailing since the age of 11 in his little Oppie and when he turned 14 he started sailing Mirrors and has never looked back. He won his first national championship in 2003 at Sedgefield, South Africa and this will be the 4th time he will be representing South Africa at the Mirror World Championship during July 2023 hosted by Sligo Yatch Club in Ireland.

Craig was diagnosed in 2008 with Kidney failure and was very fortunate to receive a kidney transplant only 2 years later in 2010. In 2016 he lost the function of this kidney due to acute kidney rejection and this meant he had to start on dialysis 3 times a week for 4 hrs at a time and he has been on dialysis since.

After many months of saving we were finally ready to book and make all the necessary arrangement to go to Ireland next month for Craig to sail. With all of these already taken care of, Craig finally had some feedback from Ireland`s dialysis centre regarding his 8 dialysis sessions he would need while in Ireland and was blown away at the cost. With his medical aid only covering a fraction of the cost, we need to urgently raise some funding for Craig to cover his dialysis during the event.

I hereby ask if you are at all in a position to make any contribution we would be so grateful. It would be so sad after all our hard work to make this trip a reality to be cancelled.

Donations

Jun 19, 2023 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Hope you raise the required funds xx" - Arinda Chambers

Jun 17, 2023 - USD $ 29.70 Fees covered
"Good luck to you and your family!" - Sonja

Jun 09, 2023 - R 300.00 Fees covered
"Wishing you all the best in getting to Ireland to compete and being able to get the treatment you need 🙏🏻" - Lisa Jerling

Jun 09, 2023 - R 500.00
"All the best mate, good luck!" - Raymond

Jun 08, 2023 - R 200.00
"All for the love of sailing⛵️" - Anonymous

Jun 08, 2023 - R 100.00
"Enjoy" - Anonymous

Jun 08, 2023 - USD $ 54.03 Fees covered
"Good luck with the sailing event in Ireland." - Anonymous

Statistics

Fundraising target

R 60 000.00

Donations to date