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SONIAS STORY

I am setting myself a big challenge on behalf of my amazing son Sean Gallagher to help raise money for the Percy Hedley Foundation.

I am going to do the Great North Run which is 13.1 mile from Newcastle to Southshields to help raise money for my sons special needs school.

Sean is a special little boy who needs 24 hour care he has severe Cerebral Palsy. Sean is deaf, blind, cannot walk, talk, sit up or hold his own head up. Sean is tube fed and has severe Epilepsy and also has a life expectancy of his teens.

Although Sean has his neurological problems he is one of the most happy smiley little boys anyone could ever meet. He has such a big smile and twinkling eyes that light up the room.

Sean started Northern Counties/Percy Hedley school only one year ago. Since starting the school Sean has came on quite a lot. Sean is a lot more alert and his head control is that bit better where he can now lift his head slightly and hold it there for up to 10 seconds a few times a week. This is a massive achievement for a child like Sean and it is all down to the fantastic work that his 1-1 teachers put in. Sean has hydrotherapy twice a week which helps his muscle tone, he has Physiotherapy every day, rebound therapy on the trampoline and a lot of sensory input throughout the week.

We cannot thank Seans school enough and doing this is our way of saying Thank You. As this is my first time doing the Great North Run I need to do a lot of training leading up to the run in September. I'm starting off doing a 5 Mile run twice a week and building up to what I can achieve. This will be extremely challenging for me as aswell as training for the Great North Run iv also got my 3 children to look after Sean who is 7, Daniel 5 and Kaitlyn 7 Month on top of sleepless nights with Sean and Kaitlyn but when I have a goal set I like to make sure that I achieve it.

Please please help donate to this fantastic charity. Children like Sean don't want mobile phones or the latest gadgets, they are happy with the smallest of things. All donations are very much appreciated, £5 can buy paint for the children that like to paint and get messy, £10 can buy a giant calculator for the older students that like Maths, £20 will fund day trips out and £50 would help people who have had a stroke gain independence again so every penny does help.

The possibilities are endless.....so please donate and give boys and girls like our Sean the best in school and put a smile on our Seany Boys face!

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