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Rich in community By KYLIE WILSON
SHARING HER MUSIC:
Mandy Connell, a passionate musician, is also dedicated to helping people who find themselves in difficult situations. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson
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SEEING a loved one suffering, especially for extended periods of time, is a difficult experience most people hope they don’t have to go through. For musician and new Wangaratta resident Mandy Connell, seeing her father spend several weeks at Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) due to illness made her resolve to help raise funds for the facility in return. Formerly from Brunswick, a solo musician and a part of independent band Stray Hens, Mandy was determined to help the hospital the best way she knew how – through music, to show how grateful her family was for the assistance they provided. She and a number of fellow musicians from Australia and around the world contributed albums or tracks as rewards for people donating to her Pozible campaign, raising more than $1200 towards the hospital’s Community Care Centre Appeal. Mandy said she was very touched by the response by all involved. “It was just an amazing thing,” she said. Finishing the campaign was the culmination of a difficult few months, with her father Peter Finger being hospitalised for a number of illnesses, including hepatitis C (now a curable ailment), previous recovery from a triple heart bypass, and a hernia which led to infection. “He went down to 42kg and when I checked him in to emergency we found out that the recurrent pain he had in the base of his spine was from osteo-myelitis, and a big abscess had broken off his tailbone,” Mandy said. “We were incredibly lucky to have the fine staff at the hospital to help us.” Mandy said her father had lived in Wangaratta for the past few years due to his need to be close to a hospital which performs ascites taps for fluid build-up. continued page |
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