My story

Chloe is our fantastic 2 year old daughter, full of life and cheeky with it! As some of you might know Chloe has an undiagnosed neurological disorder that mean she can't currently stand or walk without support such as the very fetching cow themed walking frame pictured to the left!

Chloe and Alison (who they believe was misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy 30 years ago and who has the same condition as Chloe) are due for extensive tests at the national institute of neurology and neuro surgery over the next few months as well as having to go the length and breath of britain to see other specialists.

After recently starting to lose interest in even trying to walk Chloe has been helped by an incredible small organisation called the Footsteps Foundation. Chloe has been to four taster sessions so far and it has given her motivation and more confidence with even her nursery noticing the difference / improvement in her movements. We all can't wait to her intensive 3 week session in November.

There are thousands of children (like Chloe) with neurological disorders across the UK. They need intensive physiotherapy – something that the NHS is unable to provide. Imagine a child who is not able to walk – simply because they haven’t had the opportunity to learn how.

The Spider

The Spider is central to Footsteps therapy. Developed in Poland, the Spider enables therapists to carry out a full course of exercises in any chosen position. Elastic ropes are adjusted to exercise different parts of the patient’s body.

The equipment creates a unique ‘spider’s web’ which is different for each child and is continually changing throughout the therapy session depending on the exercises and the amount of support needed. The Spider increases independence and security, and therefore motivates even the most reluctant child, allowing them a totally new experience of movement and balance.

Therapy in the Spider helps particularly with movements such as supporting, reaching, grasping and holding. The child can achieve the correct body positions for crawling, sitting, kneeling, one-legged kneeling and standing, as well as maintaining and changing these positions independently. The Spider is loved by children as it gives them, for the first time, freedom to move on their own.

Footsteps also use traditional therapeutic equipment such as balls, rolls, trampolines, treadmills and ladders to facilitate therapy.

Click here to see the short footsteps foundation video

http://www.footstepsfoundation.com/video.html

Footsteps Foundation provides financial assistance for children to take part in The Footsteps Centre’s innovative physiotherapy programme.

£40 will buy one footstep = one hour of intensive physiotherapy
£120 will pay for a day session
£600 will allow a child to enjoy a full week’s programme
£1,800 will cover a three week course
£7,200 will enable a child to complete the year

Their aim is to raise £500,000 and our family would like to try and raise £1000 to help Chloe and children like her.

Already Aunty Amy and Uncle Iain via Amy's school have raised £435 from a raffle and are donning their running shoes in October in the Birmingham Half Marathon. SO what about Alison and I!

What we are proposing?? Well taking inspiration from the legend that is Matt Hampson www.walk4matt.org and blatantly nicking the idea (sorry Hambo!) we plan to have a walk4chloe by walking the 7.5 miles between the Windrush Pub in Witney and the Bell Hotel / pub in Charlbury (do you detect a theme here!) on Saturday August the 29th starting at 11 AM and finishing whenever!!! We also plan to hold a good old fashioned raffle! Any donation however small to Footsteps would be much appreciated (be it for a raffle prize or just the price of a pint) It would also be fantastic if you might like to join us on the day at one of our pit stops on the walk.

 

Love Alison, Nick, and Chloe :)

 

 

 


 

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Footsteps Foundation

Footsteps Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1123440

Footsteps Foundation improves the quality of life for children and young adults with neuro-motor disorders. We provide them with access to a unique programme of intensive physiotherapy at the Footsteps Centre, enabling them to reach their full potential whilst gaining confidence and independence.

Donations 80

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Good luck Alison - hope all goes OK with the walk

Donation by Mel on 23/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Alison, Nick and Chloe! Extremely proud to know you, I am so sorry not to be around on the day xx

Donation by Sally Donegan on 23/07/09

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

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I see you have already reached your target! Excellent. Sorry I can't be with you for walk. Enjoy the walk and the beer at the end!

Donation by Ann Gresswell on 23/07/09

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Sorry Nick, I couldn't Not!

Donation by Pam Elkerton on 23/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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How could anyone refuse? Very good luck to you all - the walking and the drinking! Caroline x

Donation by Caroline Friend on 23/07/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Here's a footstep towards it Nick and Alison

Donation by rosie n-h on 23/07/09

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Wish I could have joined you. Best of luck.

Donation by Caroline O'Connor on 23/07/09

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Good luck with the walk!! Would love to hear how Little Chloe gets on in November.

Donation by Mrudula Croft on 23/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Hope Chloe has fun with the spider. Who wouldn't? Best wishes with it all.

Donation by Barrie Ellis on 22/07/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Nick you have made a difference to so many young people, it is such a pleasure to give this for you ,Alison and Chloe With Love Clare

Donation by Clare Latham on 22/07/09

£50.00

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Question is which Pub, just one or all of um?

Donation by Emma Gibson on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Here's hoping that Chloe will soon be giving you the run around! Lots of love, Claire & John x

Donation by Claire Newton on 22/07/09

£120.00

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you owe me so many pints already, what's one more! I would drown in the amount you owe me! Footsteps do brilliant work.

Donation by andrew lysley on 22/07/09

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Best of luck on your walk...try not to have too many pints at the start!!!

Donation by Andy Banns on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Really very pleased to be helping...and i very much hope to be seeing you along the way for a pint!

Donation by Rachel Brockhurst on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Nick and Alison - Great cause and let's hope they can help Chloe get on the move

Donation by Jane Elliott on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Hope it goes well for you and Alison Nick, I will be thinking of you and raising a glass or two in your honour oooop north x

Donation by Audrey mcaleavy on 22/07/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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I see that you are leaving your starting point before the bar opens. Very prudent.

Donation by MICHAEL OGDEN on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Enjoy that well earned beer!

Donation by Polly Brackley on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck!!! Sorry I'm too far away to come and cheer you on but I wish you both the best of luck!

Donation by Anonymous on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck to you all!!! I hope you are all well. x x x

Donation by Rachel Applegate on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Chloe, love Amy (OCoS) x

Donation by Amy Roden on 22/07/09

£435.25

+ £122.76 Gift Aid

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Hope you have a fun day.Peta & Tony Tebby (Jaspers Grandma & Grandad)

Donation by Peta Tebby on 22/07/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Well done Nick, Alison and everyone. Enjoy the walk...and the pint of it! Give a hug to Chloe from me :-)

Donation by Mary B on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good Luck with the walk.

Donation by Melanie Moughton on 22/07/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£2,455.25
  • Offline donations£500.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£2,955.25
  • Gift Aid£623.40

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