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We three friends and colleagues  from a major airline's cabin crew are taking on the challenge of walking 16 miles from Worthing to Littlehampton (and back again) to raise money to help a little boy called James O'Hagan (nephew of Diane - centre in picture) go to America for an operation to help him walk.   In June 2006 when James was 8 weeks old he had a heart attack and died. He was dead on arrival at Worthing Hospital and although doctors were able to resuscitate his parents were told he had a less than 1% chance of surviving. No-one expected him to make it through the night.   Today, James is a happy, bright and clever little boy who despite having the worst possible start in life has made great progress. As a result of his original event he has Cerebral Palsy which makes it very difficult for him to walk independently. He is a very determined and tries very hard to walk but is only able to manage short distances with the aid of two sticks or a frame.  The wear and tear on his body means by the time he is a teenager he will almost certainly need full-time use of a wheelchair.   However, thanks to pioneering surgery in the United States, James now has the chance to walk independently. A procedure known as Selective Dorsal Richotomy (SDR) performed at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri will stop the messages from his brain to his muscles, which makes his legs and feet stiffen.   The cost of James having this operation and 2 year post-operative therapy is £60,000. Friends, family and the local community have so far raised over £40,000 but we still have a long way to go to reach our target.   We are therefore asking friends and colleagues to sponsor our challenge and in doing so ensure an extraordinary little boy gets a chance in a life time opportunity to walk independently. Please give what you can.   Many thanks   Diane, Jane & Simone     Important note to donors: As long as James requires the funds raised to pay for treatment in the United States, Caudwell Children will manage all payments of funds for the family. Should there come a time, for whatever reason, that James no longer requires the funds raised for medical treatment and living expenses while in America then the monies raised will be used to provide similar donations to sick and disabled children living within the UK through the charity, Caudwell Children.

Cabin Crew 4 James

Cabin Crew 4 James

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