Hi all,

My name is Lily Ketteringham. I am eleven years old and have cerebral palsy. I had an operation called selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in January 2014 in America. My family raised a lot of money to pay for it and for another operation called PERCS. I need to do lots of physiotherapy to help my muscles get stronger, which costs a lot of money. I want to be able to walk by myself so I can play with my friends and family more. I work really hard to improve my walking and will continue until I reach my dream goal.

Private physiotherapy and equipment cost five thousand pounds per year.

If you can help in any way—whether by donating or doing your own fundraising event—that would make me so happy.

Thank you,

Lily 😄 xx

7.5% of all donations to Tree of Hope in relation to this appeal will be allocated to the general charitable purposes of Tree of Hope to cover our core operating costs.

If we raise insufficient funds, or surplus funds, then the funds will be used, if appropriate, to fund support for our child’s needs in accordance with Tree of Hope’s charitable objects. If in those circumstances we are unable to use all or part of the funds for the benefit of our child in accordance with Tree of Hope’s charitable objectives, then any funds that cannot be used will be transferred to be used for the general charitable purposes of Tree of Hope.