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Why we need to raise money

To give Charlotte the best possible chance she has to walk, we need to raise enough funds for her to travel from the UK to t he USA, to have 2 procedures; Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) & tendon lengthening operations, by Dr Park at St Louis Children's' Hospital, Missouri. she will subsequently need physiotherapy every day, along with medical equipment such as bespoke splints. The whole procedure, recovery & therapy will last around 4 weeks. When Charlotte returns home, she will need continued daily physiotherapy. The operations will not only give Charlotte a better quality of life, they will eliminate the spasticity in her legs & the daily pain the tight muscles cause. We have also been told that this miracle operation also helps children to relax their upper body, improves head control, vocal skills & it can also help with continence issues. Unfortunately, SDR treatment of this kind is not available in the UK for children like Charlotte with severe complex Cerebral Palsy.