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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