Katie Glendenning
Katie and Paul's tandem skydive for Callum Branch's Trust
Fundraising for Tree of Hope
Story
Callum is 10 years old and has cerebral palsy.
In July 2010 Callum had an operation in America called a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy which eliminated the spasticity in his legs and went from spending the majority of his time in a wheelchair to now being able to walk with crutches and can walk a little way independently.
After the operation he has come on leaps and bounds going from 99% of his time in a wheelchair, to now being able to walk unaided with just the use of crutches. He has also now been able to take a few independent steps on his own without any crutches. My aunt Sharon then researched more and found out about an intense therapy session up in Scotland. Callum has now been going there for nearly a year and the progress from this therapy is overwhelming. However, as you can probably imagine this isn't free with the NHS and is not a cheap therapy to attend.
However, this hard work has to carry on and they now have to continue paying for intense physio-therapy in Scotland that will continue this progression that will hopefully someday see him running around the football pitch with his friends without the aid of his crutches or walking frame, which is a massive dream that Callum and all of us family and willing to see in time.
This is why me and Paul have decided to make our skydive a fund raiser to ensure that we can raise as much money as possible to help Callum on his way to his dream.
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