Who am I?……..
Hello, my name is Numan and I am 5 years old. I was born 7 weeks premature and had to spend 2 weeks in the baby special care unit before I could go home. I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy which mainly affects my legs but also my hands. This means that I can’t walk without my kaye-walker.

I also suffer from Astigmatism or Esotropia which affect my sight  if not treated I could become blind.

What does this mean?……..
Unfortunately I am unable to walk independently and I have difficulty with all other fine motor skills which include, writing, eating and getting myself dressed etc. I also find it very difficult sitting and I need a special chair at home and at school which helps supports me in all of the right places.

I need help on a daily basis with nearly everything I do. At my school I have a team of special key staff who give me one-to-one assistance so that I can join in with the rest of the class. I have to have daily physiotherapy to stop my muscles getting stiffer; this is done at home with my mummy & daddy. I sometimes find this hard and frustrating and I wish I didn’t have to do it and could go and play like everyone else.

What is next?……..
I would love to be able to go to St Louis Children’s Hospital, Missouri in the USA for an operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) which could change my life forever and hopefully enable me to walk without any assistance.

We are trying to raise between £50,000 – £60,000 for the SDR operation and for the necessary follow-up course of months of intensive physiotherapy and would greatly appreciate any help you are able to give.

Our fund-raising efforts are supported and administered by Caudwell Children’s charity but we have to raise all the money ourselves.

Dr Park, the surgeon in American has said that he expects the following after the operation::

- My sitting and standing postures will improve
– Walking balance will improve
– Ability to perform daily living skills will improve
– My walking will improve significantly and they expect that I will be
– able to walk independently
– My level of comfort will improve

Any extra money that we raise would be used to help fund a physiotherapy centre near my home in Camberley, to help provide the regular and intensive therapy that I and other children with my condition need.

Numan meets Ant and Dec! Such lovely guys! Numan was thrilled!

Helping Numan?……..
If you would like to help make my dream of walking come true, you can do so in the following ways:By clicking on the just giving logo below

 www.justgiving.com/helpnumanwalk

Please contact us via email:
nigelbillie@gmail.com

Or speak to my mummy (Bilkis) on:
07930 834259

                                                
Thank you so much…..