Go Fund Me page raises $7000 in 24 hours for Bundy boy

A Bundaberg mum has been overwhelmed by generosity after almost $8000 was raised in two days to help her son who has spent most of his young life in and out of hospitals.

Little Asaiah and his family will soon benefit from the assistance dog.

Despite a cheeky grin and bubbling personality, Asaiah Williams is not your typical three-year-old.

This little fighter has spent much of his young life in and out of hospitals bravely battling severe uncontrolled seizures, chronic lung disease, autism, and cerebral palsy.

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His family has done everything they can to help but in 2022 it almost came crashing down when a simple tumble triggered by a seizure escalated into a brain bleed.

Asaiah has undergone a range of treatments to understand his seizures, including staying awake for 24 hours at a time.

His mother Ashleigh Williams spoke on the moment which almost took her son and said it was an “out of body experience”.

Asaiah survived but his seizures have intensified, leaving the family in fear of the next fall or catastrophic seizure.

Mrs Williams said they were recently given a rare opportunity to purchase a Seizure Alert Assistance Dog, a specialty trained dog that alerts seizures before they even happen.

“Once this dog is fully trained, she will be able to alert us that these seizures are about to start and allow us to get him safely to the ground and potentially medicate him to reduce the length of the cluster,” Mrs Williams said.

Asaiah and mum Ashleigh ahead of lung treatments at the Queensland Children's Hospital in May.

However, the life-changing support dog came with an outright cost, upwards of $10,000 not supported by National Disability Insurance Scheme.

When faced with this opportunity, and a tight deadline, mum Ashleigh Williams knew she needed to call for help.

The family turned to Go Fund Me in the hopes of raising the funds before the dog would be offered to someone else.

Within two days the family has raised more than $7000.

With this support, the family will be picking the dog up on Saturday, July 22, making the eight hour drive to Riley Hills, New South Wales to pick up Hunny a Tegan Australian Cobber dog.

Little Asaiah isn’t the only family member fighting a health battle, with both Amias and Atticus also diagnosed with Autism.The Williams family from left: Asaiah, Ken, Amias, Atticus and Ashleigh.

The journey however, doesn’t end there.

The highly trained dogs require a specific diet, regular, care and travel equipment, ongoing training and registrations fees to be nationally recognised.

“We have so much immense gratitude for the generosity shown to us over the last 48 hours,” Mrs Williams said.

“It’s giving Asaiah a chance at a whole new life, and our family chance at a whole new life.”