We did it!
Sam Nobles raised £3,295 from 38 supporters
or
Start your own crowdfunding page
Closed 17/02/2018
Weʼve raised £3,295 to acquire a disability vehicle to assist with transportation of our beautiful daughter Emily. Please take a few moments to read her story.
- St Neots, United Kingdom
- Funded on Saturday, 17th February 2018
Don't have time to donate right now?
Story
Emily was born at 28 weeks and spent 3 months in hinchingbrook special care unit. We were unaware at this stage that anything was seriously medically wrong.
About 3 weeks in we were advised that Emily was indeed unwell and was advised that she was born with chronic lung disease and that they would have to give her very strong steroids to improve her breathing to enable her to breath without a ventilator otherwise Emily would never come home or even survive. We received the devastating news that she had the severe of 3 types spastic quadriplegia, we were absolutley heartbroken, words cannot explain the pain you feel when receiving news like that.
SQ is generally caused by brain damage either before birth, during or shortly after. The symptoms of SQ include, muscles that rapidly contract & release, joints that cannot stretch or move, muscle tightness, muscle tremors and limb scissoring, speech/ language disorder, inability to walk. Another common issue is foot deformities, Emily sadly suffers with all of the above, in addition often has difficulty swallowing aswell.
Emily has had numerous surgeries to relocate both hips and also surgery to help with the deformity of her feet. Emily‘s MRI head scan showed apperances consistant with bilateral periventricular leukomalacia which means damage to the nerve cells, which is a form of brain damage. Unfortunately there are no treatments for PVL.
Emily is on a large range of medication and also wears foot splints daily, Emily requires 24 hour care and requires adult support for all activites of daily living.
There are treatments for Emily but the true sad reality is that she will never walk, talk or be able to live independently which for any parent is a major constant worry.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS
Thank you for taking the time to read her story and if you are able to donate to emily we are truly very grateful. All we want is for our daughter to be happy and enjoy her life like every parents dream
Updates
1
- 6 years ago
Sam Nobles
6 years agoShare this update to help us raise more
Sam Nobles started crowdfunding
Leave a message of support
Supporters
38
ADRIAN HARRADINE
Jan 28, 2018
£30.00
amanda harradine
Jan 17, 2018
Love Auntie Ursula x
£50.00
Anonymous
Jan 4, 2018
For my little m lots of love grandad xxx
£500.00
adam marsh
Dec 29, 2017
Best wishes for Emily and your family x
£10.00
Chris Orton
Dec 21, 2017
£20.00
Natalie Bartlett
Dec 19, 2017
Merry Christmas Sam, Vince, Emily and Leon xxx
Steph Parr
Dec 14, 2017
Lovely to meet you all, wishing you well in meeting your target.
£30.00
What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is a new type of fundraising where you can raise funds for your own personal cause, even if you're not a registered charity.
The page owner is responsible for the distribution of funds raised.
Great people make things happen
Do you know anyone in need or maybe want to help a local community cause?
Create you own page and donʼt let that cause go unfunded!
About CrowdfundingAbout the fundraiser
Sam Nobles
St Neots, United Kingdom
I am Emily's mum and my amazing daughter would love more independence