The news was shared by TheOneRing.net, a Lord of the Rings fan website. The site has been keeping a close eye on the production of the new series based on the works of JRR Tolkien. They also provided a link to a fundraising page that is aiming to pay the $NZ60,000 needed to pay for the surgery privately, as she otherwise faces a four month wait for the emergency operation via public healthcare.
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The webpage described Grant’s situation in more detail saying that, Dayna was experiencing symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury and was sent for Neuroimaging CT and MRI scans. Unfortunately, the scans revealed a 8mm aneurysm and upper spinal (neck) injuries. The surgeons recommended immediate surgery. As is often the case with these things insurance and liability are a maze of red tape and could result in a life threatening delay through the Public Health system. Immediate, private surgery costs $NZ60,000. Due to the cost of this surgery we would like to give Dayna’s friends, film family, including the stunt community and fans of her work around the world, the opportunity to help. Dayna is not only a world class stunt woman, but a mother of 3 (her youngest, Ryder is 7) and pioneer for the arts within her community. She also runs a stunt school based in New Zealand and works with youth.
With the money now in place, thanks to the generosity of over 930 contributors, we hope that Grant gets the surgery needed and is soon able to be back doing what she does best on the set of another action packed blockbuster in future. This story comes to us from comicbook.
