Treatment helps kids with Cerebral Palsy walk
Thursday, April 30th, 2009As 11-year-old Minty Hoyer Millar took her first steps, her mother, Pip, could hardly contain her excitement; after all, the doctors said Minty’s cerebral palsy would prevent her from ever taking a single step.
It had not been an easy journey. Pip, who refused to give up on her daughter, traveled hundreds of miles in search of treatment. download Gattaca movie
“Minty was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was 22 months old and I was told we’d have to wait at least a year to see a physiotherapist,” Pip said. “I immediately started researching the condition and looking into what help was available privately.”
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Pip found help with the Footsteps program. Originally from Poland, Footsteps uses a piece of equipment called the Spider to help the suffering childrens’ development. This specialized equipment (a frame with bungee ropes attached), holds the children in place while physiotherapists work on improving their strength, posture, and muscle tone.
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The Footsteps center is the only one of it’s kind in the UK, and it welcomes families from all over Europe. Families currently do their own fund-raising to pay for the treatment, which costs £1,800 for a three-week course, but a charity has recently been set up which will allow more families to bring their children to the center.
Organizers of the Footsteps Foundation are hoping that businesses will offer their support by sponsoring a child.