Kim Steffert

“Everyone says I’m just like Dad – open home and open heart – so when I start my day…I know this is my role.

Love is the key

“He and Mum bought a chandelier in Malta, wrapped it in toilet paper and carried it all around the world. When they came back, he actually built a house around it. Who does that?”

“Under the chandelier in our house was a special place for our whānau, so when Dad got to his lowest, we put him underneath it, in his hospital bed. Dad had always taken care of everybody, and now everybody was taking care of him. Each one performing their role.”