Chronicle readers are urged to give support and help Cain walk tall

17 Oct 2013 08:02

Readers can help Cain Burns on his path to walking for the first time in his life by collecting Wish tokens

Cain Burns could soon be walking tall if Chronicle readers get behind the young lad.

The seven-year-old, who suffers from cerebral palsy, wants to travel to America for a life-changing operation which could see him walk for the first time in his life.

Cain has already passed the first stage of selection for pioneering Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy treatment at St Louis Hospital, Missouri.

But his parents Chris and Sarah Burns need to raise 55,000 to send him across the Atlantic for the operation. They have already started fundraising from their North Tyneside home and by staging a number of events, but they have a long way to go to reach that target.

In a bid to boost donations, they have now signed up to take part in the Chronicles Wish campaign.

This year Wish has 35,000 to give away to deserving groups across the North East who are in need of a cash boost to support their worthy cause.

Cains dad, Chris, said: We have managed to raise quite a bit in the last year and weve got about 24,000 which is thanks to the Chronicle from last years Wish tokens and weve had loads of support from the North East MMA. Weve still got quite a way to go, its slow and stressful but were getting a lot of support.

Cain was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 18-months-old. The illness means he has never been able to walk, has reduced co-ordination in his arms, is on constant pain-killers and is confined to a wheelchair.

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Chronicle readers are urged to give support and help Cain walk tall