A GIRL of two may be given the chance to walk and talk for the first time — by her baby brother.
Isla Duffy was deprived of oxygen at birth and left with cerebral palsy, which hits movement and co-ordination.
Matthew PoverIsla Duffy, two, may be given the chance to walk and talk for the first time — by her baby brother Leo[/caption]
Isla was deprived of oxygen at birth and left with cerebral palsy, which hits movement and co-ordination
She cannot sit independently, crawl, walk or talk but is set for pioneering medical treatment using stem cells from bruv Leo.
They were harvested from his umbilical cord when he was born five months ago — then frozen and tested.
They were found to be a match for Isla — and have the potential to replace damaged cells in Isla’s body and allow them to regenerate.
Parents Sim and Emily, both 32, of Stockport, Gtr Manchester are now trying to raise £25,000 for the stem cell therapy treatment in North Carolina, US.
Isla was delivered prematurely at 27 weeks, suffering brain damage, after complications with Emily’s pregnancy and spent 107 days in hospital.
Sim, a commercial finance broker, said: “We knew this treatment was a possible option for Isla, so we were thrilled when Emily fell pregnant again.
“It was such a relief when doctors told us Leo was a match.
“It means Isla has a real chance now with this treatment.”
To boost Isla’s fund visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/littlemissislathesmiler