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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My name is George, I am 4 year old and I live in Devon with my Mummy and Daddy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was born six weeks prematurely on 7th September 2007, by emergency c-section weighing 4lb 14oz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I was 3 days old I had an MRI Scan which revealed that I had a major brain haemorrhage before I was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blood had leaked all over my brain causing intensive damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Doctors said I would never walk, never talk and have severe disabilities - likely to be cerebral palsy, epilepsy and possible vision problems. </span></span>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My mummy and daddy have found an operation in America I can have which will help my legs and then I will be able to walk by myself. I’d love to play with my friends not in my wheelchair. The problem is they need to find £55,000 for the operation and all the after care </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt -2.1pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The operation is called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. The surgeon will cut away all the nerves in my spine that makes my legs all stiff and not want to walk. Then after the operation I will have lots of physiotherapy for 2 years to make my legs strong. I will find a difference in the way my legs and feet are quite soon after surgery, no more standing on my tip toes, then over time my legs will let me do more and more. I am very excited!!!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can see more about me and my progress on my website </span><a href="http://www.georgesfirststeps.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri;">www.georgesfirststeps.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and on my facebook page ‘georges first steps’.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for supporting me and my will to walk.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Love George xx</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></p>
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