It's been a hard year for the Fosters, but they're just happy their father and husband is here to enjoy it with them.
Rob Foster was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer last year and was given five weeks to live. Fourteen months later, he's still here.
The Bay of Plenty Times met with the Foster family in June after their entire winter supply of firewood was stolen from their shed while they were on a trip overseas, kindly donated by an anonymous supporter of the family.
The Tauranga community rallied around the Fosters after reading about their plight and the family were inundated with offers of help from all over the country and even as far away as China.
The family now has enough firewood to last them through to the end of next winter.