Cooper is a happy and funny 6 year old boy who was born at 28 weeks, 12 weeks too soon and as a result he suffers from Spastic Diplega Cerebral Palsy. Our aim is to raise money to fund this life changing surgery, which will remove the spasticity in his legs and to fund the ongoing physical therapy that he requires pre and long term after the surgery in order to maximize its effectiveness.
In his young life Cooper has already overcome a number of hurdles and he dreams of walking unaided, running around the school yard with his friends and playing football with his older brother, Jack. Cooper works very hard every day to carry out tasks the rest of us find easy to do, he cannot stand or walk independently but can walk using the aid of a walker and uses a wheelchair for long distances. He wears splints on his legs during the day to assist with his balance, tone and mobility and also wears them at night. He has regular Botox injections in his leg muscles and has periods of time in serial casting. And attends physical therapy sessions 4 times a week.
Despite his physical challenges, Cooper is a happy loving and bright boy! He is such a beautiful soul whose smile melts the hearts of us all and his determination along with hard work, time and the hope of SDR surgery we know he will make his dream a reality!
