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MIDSOMER NORTON LIFE 23<br />
CAN YOU HELP HENRY?<br />
H<br />
enry is an 8 year old from Midsomer<br />
Norton who loves to be independent<br />
and make people smile. At 12 months old he<br />
was diagnosed with cerebral palsy spastic<br />
diplegia which most noticeably affects Henry’s<br />
lower limbs making him unable to stand or walk<br />
unaided. This has never stopped Henry aiming<br />
for better mobility and independence with his<br />
determined nature helping him along the way.<br />
Henry has received weekly therapy since diagnosis<br />
which has become a big part of his life, teaching<br />
him the skills to sit, crawl, walk with a walker<br />
and now learning to walk with just sticks thus<br />
increasing his stamina to go even further. These<br />
are skills we all take for granted but Henry worked<br />
extra hard to achieve.<br />
Thanks to everyone`s support and help with<br />
fundraising he was able to have SDR in July 2020 at<br />
the Portland Hospital London.<br />
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery is a<br />
procedure that treats muscle spasticity caused<br />
by abnormal communication from the brain<br />
to the muscles. It achieves this by cutting the<br />
nerve rootlets in the spinal cord, thus reducing<br />
spasticity while improving the range of motion<br />
and functional mobility.<br />
Following SDR there is an intense rehabilitation<br />
period of 3 years and without this Henry will<br />
not gain the full benefits from the operation. He<br />
has been working so hard before and after and<br />
deserves the chance to improve his mobility and<br />
independence.<br />
Just4Children are still trying to raise funds to<br />
continue to allow Henry to access the therapy he<br />
needs and any equipment and orthotics to aid his<br />
independence.<br />
You can help by either donating to www.<br />
justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/just4children/<br />
helpinghenry or why not join in the the firewalk<br />
that’s happening on the 8th October at <strong>MSN</strong><br />
Cricket Club.<br />
If you would like to volunteer to walk on fire<br />
and raise some well needed funds, contact<br />
helpinghenry6@gmail.com
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