Eight year old Vicarstown National School student Dean Crawford heads to America later this month as his dream to walk becomes one step closer to becoming a reality. Dean will be attending St Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri to undergo Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery which, it is hoped, will allow Dean to walk independently. Dean applied to the hospital more than two years ago but was rejected, so this second chance is all the more precious. To help with the enormous costs associated with this operation, and the after care of intensive physiotherapy, a family fun day will be held on The Farm, Grenagh, on August 14th from 3pm. You can donate to help Dean realise his dream on http://Deanswishtowalk.com.
