Help Daniel Find His Feet

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

We had the conversation with Dan last night and he has lots of fundraising ideas of his own!

Posted by Daniel at 13:49

Daniel: Daniel is 6 years old and lives in Gloucestershire. He has Cerebral Palsy, which results in his muscles being very tight, particularly in his legs. This means he can’t walk, must rely on a wheelchair, and many day to day tasks such as dressing and toileting himself are either very difficult or impossible for him. He is often uncomfortable and very tired because his body has to work so hard to do every little thing. Despite this, Daniel rarely complains about the physiotherapy and endless hospital appointments, not to mention the activities he misses out on due to being disabled. He is a wonderful little boy, who adores learning, values his friends and is thriving in a mainstream primary school. Daniel has been offered hope in the form of a life changing operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), carried out at St Louis Children’s Hospital in the USA. This operation, followed by intensive physiotherapy could give Daniel far better mobility, and greatly increase his independence, as well as reduce the need for orthopaedic surgery in the future. We need to raise a huge £54,000 to take Daniel to St Louis and contribute towards critical rehabilitation after he gets back.

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