<p>Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. As a family we are very proud of our little boy Rhys and his determination despite&nbsp;his challenging start to life. Within 6 weeks of his birth we found out he had been born with hearing loss which has sadly got&nbsp;progressively worse. We have recently been told Rhys is now profoundly deaf.</p> <p>We as a family are now on a long journey to discover what we can do to give him access to sound to enable him to speak.</p> <p>During this journey we have&nbsp;met some&nbsp;remarkable individuals and are working with&nbsp;charities who have opened our eyes to the opportunities that exist.</p> <p>The particular&nbsp;charity I have chosen to raise money for is&nbsp;the Auditory Verbal Therapy charity.</p> <p>This charity works with children of various ages to help develop their listening skills to maximise the use of the hearing levels they have.</p> <p>The charity itself is&nbsp;non-profit making and as such all monies raised are invested to help support children and their families in what is an intensive programme over a 3-4 year period.</p> <p>I would really appreciate you&nbsp;sponsorship to help this worthwhile charity who we hope will assist us in giving&nbsp;Rhys the opportunity to access the sounds which we all take for granted.</p> <p>Thank you</p> <p>Richard and my little star Rhys.</p>