17/02/2023
I haven't wanted to add to the amount of cyclone aftermath content around online because I worry about how seeing negative content can impact and trigger people's own trauma unnecessarily.
However... As I sit here crying my way through another article about what people are having to endure I feel compelled to share this. Sitting here reading about the impact, no matter how emotional it makes me, is obviously nothing compared to what people are going through in the aftermath of this cyclone. I can only imagine how scary this is for people, especially with so many unknowns still hanging in the air and so far to go to even truely begin cleaning up. I have no idea how I would cope or manage in the same situation.
So if you don't want to read the article. That's understandable, look after yourself and your emotional/mental health without guilt.
In the meantime, if you can afford to donate/contribute, there is a give a little page set up for the family in this story...
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/2-year-old-ivy-taken-in-the-nz-cyclone?fbclid=IwAR2zO0480OvG1Nupf4nwyoYlFEHG7qGHcRVZmevBXdoAXYpdWnwAkui3FOs
There is a TradeMe kindness store: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/search?member_listing=6887553&bof=Vhos2qht
OR you could donate right to the Red Cross disaster fund: https://www.redcross.org.nz/support-us/our-current-appeals/new-zealand-disaster-fund/
Hold our fellow people in your thoughts/ hearts. Help if you can, in what ever small way is possible. If you are not in a position to help, don't.
Lastly if you are like me and lucky enough to be looking forward to a "normal" weekend with these recent events having had little to no impact on your life directly, then make sure to enjoy your weekend and try to make some time to be present and actively living in gratitude that you are able to be doing whatever is that you decide to do :)
'There was nothing they could’ve done more,' say her uncle.
