Support for Frances family with baby Willowyn in ICU

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Australia

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Dear community

Castlemaine family, Quince, Ashay and Augie (3) Frances welcomed their second baby, Willowyn Joy, in June 2025.

In the time when they had expected to be enjoying the newborn bubble, Willowyn has been rushed to ICU for breathing support multiple times. Each time returning home without answers about why this is happening. In the most recent episode, Willowyn has not been able to come off the breathing support. Whilst on trial of different medications they have also been under many medical tests, hoping doctors can find some answers about what’s happening.

Quince and Ashay have been back and forth from Melbourne, staying in the Ronald McDonald House whilst also trying to keep a regular routine for Augie back home in kinder.

Along with this, they are also caring for Ashay’s mum, Susan who is also in hospital recovering from emergency open heart surgery a month ago. As you can imagine, this family are stressed, stretched, exhausted- beyond belief.

We are reaching out to their wider community to support this family as they pause regular life and just manage to get through each day talking to medical team with an uncertain future.

Please help us with any amount of donation you can afford to help this local family get through this incredibly rough time.

Financial support will be used to fund:

– medical costs over the past month and ongoing (x rays, MRI, ambulance bills etc)

– ⁠home support (meals, cleaning etc)

– ⁠emotional support and respite

– ⁠Ashay taking time off work to care

– Travel and other unforeseen costs of Willowyn receiving care in Melbourne

– support for Ashay’s mum who is recovering from emergency open heart surgery

Thank you so much for supporting the Frances family stay a float while they go through this unthinkable time. Any extra funds not needed by the family will be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital as they are feeling so appreciative of the care there.

edit 8/07/25 I have increased the target to reflect the increased financial stress of ambulance bills for 3 x emergency trips to Melbourne which are unfortunately and confusingly not covered.

Anonymous

5 weeks ago

$100

Anonymous

6 weeks ago

$25

Adrian & Rosa Wood

7 weeks ago

$50

Anonymous

7 weeks ago

$50

Hannah Haines

7 weeks ago

$25

Lee Wattle

7 weeks ago

$5

Georgia, Liam and Hazel Banks

7 weeks ago

$200

Alex Robb

7 weeks ago

$25

Nicole Connors

7 weeks ago

$25

Bryn Davies

7 weeks ago

$50

Jesse Berry-Smith

7 weeks ago

$25

Ellis Burrows

7 weeks ago

$25

Sashi Douglas

7 weeks ago

$25

Saul & Edna Roche Reinhardt

7 weeks ago

$25

Jem Gay

7 weeks ago

$8

Jonah Amberose

7 weeks ago

$25

Abbey McNaughton

7 weeks ago

$25

Cailin Grant-Jansen

7 weeks ago

$50

Isabelle Agnes

7 weeks ago

$25

Sam Barnes

7 weeks ago

$50

Fizzy

Hi everyone Not sure if anyone will see this message – but the Frances family are feeling deep gratitude for this incredibly generous response from the community! We reached the target in just two days ! Thank you thank you . What a shining light to feel so held in this hard time.

7 weeks ago

Fizzy