It sits in a sunny room alongside other chairs, of which some reclining or footrest functions have developed failings over the years.
"In the furniture industry we call them 'granny chuckers'," Mr Faber said.
Ms Filia is concerned that by asking for new chairs she appeared ungrateful for the facilities where she receives her life-quality enhancing treatment.
"It's not that at all. I can't thank this clinic enough for what it does, but I looked around and thought some of the chairs are a bit scruffy."
Ms Filia makes the trip to Whangarei from her home at Omapere once a fortnight.
She said she knows it won't cure her aggressive, multi-form tumour but it makes her feel better and supports her system.
"I've heard some pretty amazing stuff about this vitamin C treatment but it was reading Anton Kuraia's story that made me determined to try it."
Whangarei man Anton Kuraia was diagnosed in April 2013 with acute myeloid leukemia.
He changed his diet, started the intravenous vitamin C programme and 10 weeks later a bone marrow biopsy showed a complete remission.
The Whangarei police officer, husband and father embarked on a 31-day Walk of Hope from Whangarei to Wellington, in 2015, to raise awareness about alternative cancer therapies.
His illness returned in April last year and he died in February.
Ms Filia said his experience inspired her choices after two years of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, and two years in remission before cancer struck back last October.
"Upon your first diagnosis, you need to be fully informed as patients, but you're not. I am thankful for the medical treatment though, because it gave me another two years, which I needed and my family needed."
Ms Filia and her husband John have four children aged from 7 to 23.
She spent 23 years as a teacher and primary school principal, most recently at Kohukohu School.
She has been very involved with Te Akatea NZ Maori Principals' Association, St John Ambulance and other community services.
Her spiritual and physical wellness include Te Ao Maori (the Maori world), she said.
"Nutrition, whanau, being at home in a beautiful environment.
"For me it's the people you surround yourself with, but it's also knowing how to care for yourself emotionally, spiritually, mentally. You don't stop living and growing."