Daniel (my grandson) is 6 years old & lives in Guildford, Surrey with his little brother Dexter, and his parents, Catherine & Simon. Daniel has spastic cerebral palsy, which means his muscles are very tight, and he can’t stand or walk unaided, so he uses a walking frame or his wheelchair to get around.  Life can be frustrating for Daniel, as he needs adult help to do so many things that other children take for granted. Daniel is a cheerful little boy with a real zest for life; he loves learning and is thriving in his mainstream primary school.

There is no cure for cerebral palsy, but 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. SDR followed by intensive therapy could give Daniel far better mobility, and greatly increase his independence, as well as making him generally more comfortable and reducing the need for orthopaedic surgery in the future.

We need to raise a huge £55,000 to take Daniel to St Louis and contribute towards his physiotherapy and rehabilitation after he gets back. I want to play my part in making this happen, so I am having my head shaved.  Please give me all the support you can and help us to give Daniel this chance to take his ‘big step’.

Please visit the website http://www.onebigstepfordaniel.co.uk/ where you can see so much more about Daniel and his family, the progress that's being made and what other people are doing to help.

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Thank you so much.

Erica