Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Cerebral palsy sufferer Jake takes first unaided steps after operation

BRAVE cerebral palsy sufferer Jake Storr has taken his first steps unaided after undergoing groundbreaking surgery in America. It's a day he always hoped would come and it means the happy-go-lucky nine-year-old, from Holton-le-Clay, is making strides towards achieving his dream of playing football with his friends.

But first he hopes to walk out on to the pitch at Blundell Park by becoming a Grimsby Town mascot before the end of the season. As reported, Jake's trip across to America to undergo the life-changing surgery was made possible thanks to a £40,000 fundraising appeal supported by the Grimsby Telegraph.

Doctors hoped the revolutionary selective dorsal rhizotomy operation would allow Jake – who, at the time, could only manage a few steps with crutches – to walk unaided. Now almost a year later, plucky Jake has delighted both his parents and medical experts by walking unaided indoors.

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