A four-year-old boy suffering from cerebral palsy is finally able to walk unaided after an operation at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri last month.
Mikki Alli’s parents brought him over to the U.S. from Great Britain to have the operation done. The surgery is not readily available in the U.K., and is not covered by the country’s health system. Because of this, Mikki’s parents had to come up with over $50,000 to pay for the procedure. They did this through the contributions of friends, family and multiple fundraising events.
The operation, called selective dorsal rhyzotomy, involves the severing of nerves around the base of the spine and improves balance, standing and walking.
With Mikki walking, his mom says it allows them significantly more freedom to go to new places, and has made him much happier.
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