Freya, the 12-year-old daughter of Carolynne Hunter, has severe, complex health issues and disabilities, is non-verbal and blind, and requires continuous oxygen and in-home nursing care.
Kate Winslet has donated $17,000 to a mother whose energy bills are soaring due to the cost of operating the life support machine for her daughter.
Freya, the 12-year-old daughter of Carolynne Hunter, has significant, complex health issues and disabilities, is non-verbal and blind and requires continuous oxygen and in-home nursing care.
Ms. Hunter, 49, from Tillicoultry, Scotland, launched an appeal on GoFundMe earlier this week to help cover the rising costs of Freya’s life-sustaining equipment, such as an oxygen and heart rate monitor.
A donation of £17,000 marked “Kate Winslet and family” was made to the fundraiser days into the £20,000 campaign, and it has been confirmed that it came from the actress.
Ms. Hunter, a mother of four, stated on GoFundMe, “I have no way of reducing our household’s energy consumption.
My older daughter and I have historically lived in fuel poverty to keep Freya safe and comfortable, meeting all of her medical needs while keeping my bills as low as possible.
In January 2023, she anticipates a fuel bill of £17,000, up from just over £9,000 in October of this year.
The GoFundMe effort has amassed £20,353 at present.
Ms. Hunter expressed her concerns to the PA news agency in August, saying, “Our families will suffer, there will be a huge crisis for the NHS and social care, and children will die if their families cannot afford it.
Later this year, Winslet will star in the Channel 4 film I Am Ruth as Ruth, the mother of a character named Freya, who will be portrayed by Winslet’s 22-year-old daughter Mia Threapleton.
The film, which examines the mental health crisis affecting young people in the United Kingdom, was co-written by Winslet and Dominic Savage, the creator of the I Am anthology of standalone dramas.
