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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those of you that have attended WPC, you will understand first-hand how <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">full on</em> it can be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> So for WPC 2011, </span>I have decided to raise money for a young boy named George. George is 10 years old and suffers from a condition called Global Developmental Delay (GDD).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is under the care of the Paediatric Neurology Service at Leicester Royal Infirmary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His dream is to travel to California, see Disney World and all the Stars… </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #000000;">To help raise money I won’t be drinking any alcohol throughout WPC and hope you will be kind enough to support George’s dream rather than buy me a drink ;-)</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">GDD is a static neurological condition, which has led to a developmental delay and unsteadiness of his gait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also has weakness of his muscles at the shoulder and hip joint and as a consequence finds it difficult to walk long distances and to manage stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no underlying cure or treatment for George’s condition.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In addition, George has problems with his understanding of social interaction and finds it difficult to interact with his peer group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He does not cope with any deviation from his normal routine and becomes extremely anxious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These behaviours are often seen in children who are on the autistic spectrum and George has been referred for a specialist assessment of this disorder.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As a consequence of this, George needs a lot of supervision and input from his mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a single parent and cares for George and his older sister.</span></span></span></p>
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