August 26th 2017, a date we will never forget. Our beautiful little Remi was born, having had a normal pregnancy, a very natural birth followed & our little girl was here! Her big sister Aubree could not have been more proud of this little baby she got to call her sister!

After a few months we noticed Remi did not use her left arm or hand and constantly kept her hand in a fist, not reaching out to touch or grasp at toys. After seeing various specialists it was agreed that she should have a brain scan. We were concerned at the procedure for a nine month old but after being sedated the scan went ok.

The MRI revealed significant underdevelopment of the brain while in the womb. Remi was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. The brain damage has left Remi with restricted use of her left side (hemiplegia) she has limited use of her left hand/arm & at 17months is currently unable to walk.

This condition will never improve, however relevant physio will help Remi to use her left side to the best ability she can. Unfortunately the NHS have limited resourses to support It and while we do all we can at home, through our own research, there was one type of physio that stood out & had the best possible results. CIMT, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy. It sounds awful - Constraint. The last thing you want to be doing is constraining your child to do something they can’t/struggle to do. It actually isn’t as bad as it sounds. They constrain the unaffected arm so the child has to use, as well as they can, the affected one.

We are going to be doing a number of fundraising events to help towards the cost of the treatment. Any money raised over our target will go to a cerebral palsy charity.

Every donation received is truly appreciated as every penny is a small step on our journey to help Remi’s development.