RONAN ELLIOTT - JOHNO 72 hole golf challenge

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Ronan Elliott · 24 July 2015

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 I'm completing a 72 golf hole challenge for a local boy called Ronan Elliott.  I will be doing this with a bunch of close friends and we are hoping wecan raise as much for young Ronan.  Here is his story.....

My name is Ronan, I am six and a half years old. I was born with Cerebral Palsy, this makes it very difficult for me to do the normal physical things that other kids can do. My arms and legs are stiff and sometimes my legs cross over, this makes it difficult for me to walk, crawl, stand and move from my wheelchair to another seat. My trunk is weak, this makes it difficult for me to sit and balance. I need to do lots and lots of stretching to stop my limbs stiffening more, and I need to do loads of exercises to develop stronger muscles in my tummy to help me sit up properly. I also need to learn how to balance better.

My mummy and daddy have taken me to The Peto Institute in Hungary, this is a really special place where I have made lots of friends. We do exercises, while we are in school, which is great, because I am too tired after school at home to do any more, in the evening. I have been there for 10 weeks, and during this time, I have learned to sit on a stool, for up to 30 minutes independently, sit on the toilet on my own, I can stand up and balance for 2-3 minutes using my special sticks, I can crawl better, I can nearly get from a lying position to a sitting position, with just a little help. I can pull into a standing position using aids....and I can swim without my armbands.

I would love to stay here, because my biggest wish is to be able to walk using my sticks, and I know my teachers at the Peto will help me become as independent as I can be. It costs a lot of money and my mum and dad, and me, are going to do lots of fundraising to make sure I can stay. Mum is doing a 10 k run to get the fundraising started, on 15th August....

Please help me to become an independent boy...Love Ronan.

So let's make this happen for Ronan - please donate through this page so we can help him achieve his goals. 

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