Charlotte is aged 4 from Portadown. She was born in 2019 prematurely. She had a HIE event at birth which led to a brain injury affecting her whole life.

Charlotte has cerebral palsy (and other conditions!) which make moving difficult, and causes terrible body spasms called dystonia. Unfortunately, we have had very limited NHS support in the form of therapies which are absolutely crucial to her development and stability. Over the years we have self funded (and fundraised) to provide her opportunities to progress using private therapies.

These have been very successful but, as they are so expensive, it is hard to afford them as frequently as she needs them. The main benefits from therapies, are improved core and neck strength, providing better respiratory support, less deformities (especially hip, knee and spine), improved cognition, improved enjoyment of life as she is interacted with and gets to play and, improved belief in herself, that she CAN do things.

As Charlotte grows, our world gets smaller as we navigate searching for changing places, wider doorways, smoother paths. There is a wide variety of equipment which can make life much easier and more accessible for her, for example like the Delichon all terrain, and the Huckleberry Hiker. These are opportunities to explore that we would love to be able to provide her.

We love Charlotte, we enjoy spending time with her and everything we do keeps Charlotte at the forefront of our minds (as with our other children). We hate asking for help, but we hate her being left behind more.

Every penny raised supports our girl. We are forever grateful.

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