Grace's Fund (Grace Windram)
£60,524.31 raised of £60,000.00 target
444 donations
My Target:
£60,000.00
£60,524.31 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Graces-Fund
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Gavin Windram's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text GRAC55 £10
to 70070
My story
Find out more about Grace and watch her video on Grace's webpage: www.gracesfund.org
Thank you to everyone who has helped us get close to our original £50k target. We've now increased our goal to cover another year of Grace's ongoing therapy costs, to help her reach her full potential once she returns to the UK.
If you'd like to organise a sponsored event for Grace's Fund, you can link it to our team page at www.justgiving.com/teams/graces-fund
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About Grace
Our daughter - Grace Windram - is 5 years old and has Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy. This condition (caused by damage to the brain in late pregnancy / birth) means her movements are severly affected, in particular her lower body.
As a result, Grace cannot stand or walk, and other movements are a real struggle. In addition, the spasticity (tightness) in her legs cause discomfort, which will worsen as she grows.
Treatments
Now there is real hope for Grace to lead a much more independent life. Grace has been accepted for an operation in the US called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR). This procedure (undertaken by Dr Park at St. Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri) involves severing certain nerves in the spine which are sending the 'bad' signals to her legs, and therefore permanently reduce / remove the spasticity. In over 2,000 cases, it has had a 100% success rate. Dr Park believes that after the operation, Grace will be able to learn to walk in a walker, possibly with crutches and maybe even unaided for short distances.
Grace desparately wants to walk like her friends and this operation may just make her dream a reality. It also brings a host of other health benefits that will help her later in life.
After the procedure, Grace will probably need a second operation to release her heel cords and hamstrings, and a LOT of physiotherapy. As well as intensive physiotherapy in the US and at home, she will continue to attend the Footsteps Centre in Oxfordshire 4 times a year.
Grace's Fund - Fundraising Targets
The cost of our trip to the US will cost around £40,000. This includes the cost of the operations, physiotherapy treatment over there, flights and accomodation, and medical equipment that needs to be purchased.
In addition, Grace will need intensive physiotherapy back in the UK. Private home sessions in the year following the operation will cost around £4,000, and ongoing treatment at the Footsteps Centre will cost £5,000 to £8,000 per year.
This page has been set up for anyone who wants to make a donation to the fund. In addition, friends and family around the country will be arranging their own fundraising events - you will be able to see them as they are arranged through the Grace's Fund team page at www.justgiving.com/teams/graces-fund
Thank-you for your support.
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My charity
The Tree Of Hope Children's Charity
Charity Registration No. 1043092 In Scotland SC042611
THE TREE OF HOPE CHILDREN’S CHARITY offers ‘HOPE’ to the families of Sick UK Children who need Specialist Medical Surgery, Treatment and Therapy in order to free them from suffering, giving a better Quality to their young Lives. Registered in England and Scotland Nos. 1043092 and SC042611
Donations 444
for a special little girl who is inspiring and deserves to walk on her own two feet.x
Donation by donna fulkes on 16/04/12
£450.00
+ £112.50 Gift Aid
Wishing you all the success in the world for the operation
Donation by Steven Goodger on 30/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 23/03/12
£2.00
Donations for spring cupcakes
Donation by Dorothee Savage on 09/03/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Peter CharalambousPeterC on 08/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
With the best of wishes
Donation by Stephen Atthews on 03/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
This is the money Shannon raised for Grace by 'bottom bouncing' on the trampoline!! Love the Innis family x x x x
Donation by Stephen Innis on 01/03/12
£130.00
+ £32.50 Gift Aid
Hi there I hear all went well in the states Ean & myself wish you well Grace and do pray God richest blessing on you all
Donation by derek mortimer on 29/02/12
£500.00
+ £125.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Rebecca Perry on 29/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Diane Obrien on 25/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 21/02/12
£2.00
From the latest cake baking sessions!
Donation by Dorothee Savage on 18/02/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 14/02/12
£10.00
Donation by Anonymous on 14/02/12
£4.00
hoping to see you walking soon ^^ with all my support ;)
Donation by Anonymous on 03/02/12
Our thoughts are with you & Grace for a successful rehabilitation and a safe trip home. Thank you for being part of the FYM Community.
Donation by Pat, Holly, Tyler & Alex Rigsby on 30/01/12
Shoediva from Ravelry.com told me about your cause. You can give your thanks to her. :-) Best wishes to you all.
Donation by Wendy Darbouze on 29/01/12
Donation by Barry Lock on 28/01/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
My prayers are with you Grace for a successful operation and safe return back home
Donation by Martin MacIver on 22/01/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
I now hope you can have to op Grace! Friend of Jane of the Shelled Warriors site.
Donation by Karin Kenny on 20/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
As the supermarket says, "every little helps!"
Donation by Keogh Irving on 20/01/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Wish you all the Best!
Donation by Raj Chaudhary on 19/01/12
£100.00
Good luck with the US trip!
Donation by Brett Below on 19/01/12
£20.00
Donation by Anonymous on 19/01/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
Best wishes for your USA trip.
Donation by Manu Lahoti on 19/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£16,713.88
- Offline donations£43,401.43
- Text donations£409.00
- Total raised£60,524.31
- Gift Aid£2,846.22
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