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Hello everyone, my name is Amber and I am 5 years old from Walsall.  When I was 18 months old I was diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy. This is because the part of my brain that is damaged affects my legs so I can’t stand or walk.

My legs are very stiff and tight and are very painful.  I cannot walk at all, and I use my walking frame and a wheelchair to get around even though they call me “speedy”!

I love life and have always got a smile on my face but most of all I would love to be able to enjoy playing with my friends and 2 big brothers all on my own. I try to do ballet in my walking frame but can only lift my leg a little bit, and I would love to do gymnastics with the ribbons but most of all, to be able to get around my house all by myself and go and do things all on my own. I don’t want my walking frame or wheelchair anymore. I just want to walk like everyone else.

There is an operation I can have called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) that will take away all the tightness, stiffness and pain in my legs and will help me to take my very first steps to my mummy, daddy and big brothers. Maybe I could even do a pirouette! With this operation and lots and lots of physiotherapy and lots of excercise I will one day be able to walk on my own.

The operation is very expensive and I will need lots of care afterwards. Whilst it will not take my cerebral palsy away, it will make my life better and take away the pain in my legs to help me do all the things I can’t do now. In exchange for your help I will make you smile and laugh as I’m good at that.

For the operation to be a continuous success Amber’s aftercare is extremely important and we need ensure that we have the right rehabilitation programme for her. So we will need to purchase gym equipment for her, physiotherapy sessions weekly and any other strengthening  courses and programmes available to her over the next  2-3 years after SDR.

If we exceed the target amount or if we do not raise enough, or if the funds cannot be used for any other reason, they will go to Tree of Hope to help other sick children.

Please help me raise lots of money for Tree of Hope to help me have this operation.

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