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Help us raise £100k to give little Theo life he deserves

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Cambridges­hire, Cam made a “huge improvemen­t” imp after she had the procedure proc aged 11 in the US.

It gave her improved vision, an expanded vocabulary and morh more Her control mum over Fiona her said: muscles. “To suddenly sud see some tiny little steps step is wonderful and it just gives give us hope for what might happen in the future.” hapl

Laura said she hoped the treatment trea would do the same for Theo, The who is 21 months old.

She said: “Theo is the b biggest fighter we know. E Every little thing he does is a challenge. He has the biggest smile and is the happiest little boy.

“He deserves a chance of the life he h was once robbed of. There are numerous therapies and pioneering treatments available. But they are not accessible on the NHS and the expense is very high. We’ve done so much research on this, read so much and we know it works. orks.

“It’s just not availvaila­ble on the NHS. S. There are a lot of places in the world d that do it but not the UK.

“They’ve not gone through all l the clinical trials.

“Not only will he need this treatment, ent, he will also need specialist i li equipment going forward.

“If we could travel to America yearly for this treatment this could potentiall­y help Theo to develop and maybe even reach those milestones that parents get so excited to see.

“It is believed the youngster has quadripleg­ic cerebral palsy, although this cannot be fully diagnosed until he is more than two years old. He will need an MRI scan to receive the full diagnosis once he reaches the required age.

Until the d devastatin­g events d during his birth, L Laura said her preg pregnancy with Theo – her h only l child h with husband Andy, 34 – was normal.

In a video they posted online, they told friends how they were overjoyed at the pregnancy, sharing the scan picture and

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