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Daniels wish to walk
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Daniels story
Daniels start in life was a little less ordinary than your average
birth; he entered this world at 28 weeks gestation weighing in at 2lb 4ozs, during
the first twelve months of his life Daniels heart stopped 3 times which required
resuscitation to be carried out. At 18 months Daniel was diagnosed with
periventricular leukomalacia which falls under the category of cerebral palsy
and results in spastic diplegia, primarily affecting Daniels legs. The initial
prognosis for Daniel came as a huge blow; we were told he would likely have
severe learning difficulties, possibly have speech problems and would never
walk.
   Daniel is now 5 years
old and through his sheer determination is proving everyone wrong he is a happy,
fun loving, cheeky chap who lights up the room with his smile and  who talks for England (in fact he doesn’t stop
to take a breath ). Daniel attends mainstream school and is currently achieving
all academic targets that he has been set. In order to help with Daniels wish
to walk he has recently undergone a procedure called a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
at Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham, this operation helps to relieve the
spasticity in Daniels legs however this is only the start of a long and arduous
regime of physiotherapy and strength building in order to ensure Daniel can
become an independent walker. Unfortunately resources and equipment available on
the NHS are very limited therefore we need to raise funds to purchase
specialist equipment and intensive physiotherapy sessions to allow Daniel to
achieve his full potential. Â Â
A word from Daniel
Hi my name is Daniel and it is my dream to be able to run around
with my big sister and friends at school and play football with the other boys
in my class. My mom and dad have told me that with lots of hard work this might
be possible so have promised to buy me a football net for my birthday this year
so I can practice.
Should
we exceed the target amount (or if we do not raise enough funds, or if they
cannot be used for any other reason) the funds raised will go to the
general funds of Tree of Hope to assist other sick children
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