7yr old Samuel needs your help

Heartbreakingly 7yr old Samual was diagnosed at just 14 months with a terminal disease - duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne’s is a progressive muscle wasting disease and sadly Samuel has an incredibly fast progression Duchenne’s. Most don’t go into wheelchairs until late teens, Samuel was 14 months!

6 months after diagnosis Samuel lost the ability to eat and drink & walking was hard.

By 2 years old he was tube fed, and gained his first power wheelchair. By 4 years old he was on a breathing machine every night.

In the last 4yrs we have tried steroids to help prolong Samuel's muscles but unfortunately it has not helped.

Reality for us it is each day is about making memories and family time.

This fundraising is for

Samuel’s mobility van currently out of use due to mechanical problems. This is essential to get Samuel to his appointments, therapy and school.

Samuel is also needing a cough assist machine, this is not funded and essential for lung health. He doesn’t have the strength in his muscles to cough well enough independently.

We would like to get a specialized chair so he can sit with us as a family and watch movies rather than in his wheelchair or in bed. He can’t sit on normal chairs as he doesn’t have the core strength. Specialist seating like a gravity chair support him and allow him more than one seating option. Imagine if you could only sit on one seat 24/7!! It’s unfortunate this too is not funded.

Doctors have said there is nothing else they can offer to help with the slowing of the progressive of his condition. We need to make memories while our gorgeous boy is still with us.

Thank you for reading this far and for supporting us on this journey we never imagined we’d be on.

Please appreciate how hard it is asking for financial help, it is not easy xx