Aiden is 12 years old, from Northampton and has a wicked smile! He was born at the extremes of survival, 4 MONTHS early and was not expected to live for even 10 minutes let alone 10 years.  At 4 days old he had a massive brain haemorrhage that the consultants were sure would kill him but he fought so hard and, against all the odds, he made it. 

Sadly most children with both the extreme prematurity and the brain haemorrhage that Aiden suffered do not survive and so Aiden is a very unique little man! He has been left with Severe Dystonic, Athetoid Cerebral Palsy; a very unique mix of problems that mean his personality, intelligence and sense of humour are completely intact but he has virtually no control of any of his limbs as well as constant painful muscle spasms. This means he can’t walk, has great difficulty talking and can’t even hold a toy to play with, but inside he’s just like any other 12 year old boy.

Aiden needs a lot of specialised equipment and intensive therapy just to get him through each day. As Aiden is so unique none of this is available on the NHS and has to be privately funded by his family and friends. We need to raise a total of £20,000 to help change Aiden’s life, keep him smiling, reduce his pain and allow him to be the child he is inside. 

It’s difficult to imagine how hard each day is for Aiden but despite all of this he’s an incredibly happy, loving and funny boy. He LOVES food and cooking and likes Jamie Oliver recipes read to him as night time stories! He’s a member of Northants County Cricket club and tries never to miss a game, he also plays table cricket with a disabled cricket team. He tries to spot every Eddie Stobart lorry on the M1 and he is a mad Harry Potter fan and loves J.K Rowling. His power-chair is made by a company called Dragon Mobility, so he’s proud to be a Dragon Rider too, just like Harry. 

Aiden would have no independence at all if it wasn’t for his Dragon Mobility Snap Dragon power chair. He has had one for the last 6 years and it has given him independence in life that we never thought was possible.  To him it is his life and without it he can do nothing.

He is rapidly growing out of his current chair and we are upgrading it bit by bit to a full size Dragon power chair with your help and donations. If you would like to help Aiden keep the independence he has worked so hard to achieve then please donate here whatever you can afford.

 

You can also donate by texting ADEC09 £[amount] to 70070 (e.g ADEC09 £10)

You can follow all that Aiden gets up to at www.facebook.com/HelpAiden

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for helping Aiden x

 

The Turbo Trust is a charity that help fund Power chairs for disabled people so by donating here you can help Aiden and others like him live a more independent life.