Meet Troy.  Troy’s brain was starved of oxygen around the time of his emergency delivery at just 28 weeks gestation.  Troy was left with cerebral palsy affecting all four limbs and is wheelchair bound.  It hasn’t stopped him developing normally in other areas though and his mum tells us that he can talk, and talk, and talk and use a computer better than anyone she knows!

Troy is now 14 years old and weighs 35Kgs which is a LOT of weight for his 45Kg mum to lift and carry – and at the moment that’s what she’s forced to do with Troy when showering and toileting him because the family have not yet been able to have their bathroom modified to allow wheelchair access for Troy due the cost of such a modification.

Having Troy’s mum lifting him is already dangerous for both of them but it’s about to become out of the question; you see Troy has a scoliosis on his spine which must be fixed very soon.  The surgery will leave Troy with a rod in his spine and for a long recovery period he is simply not allowed to be lifted as this will put excess strain on his spine and could cause further damage.

Troy’s surgery has already been delayed twice while the family desperately tried to raise the $20,000 needed for their bathroom modification but it is best for Troy that it isn’t delayed much longer. Unfortunately, the family is still just under $8,000 short – and that doesn’t even include the cost of the hoist system that will transfer Troy from bed to bathroom to use the shower or toilet.

We’ve committed to raise $5,000 for Troy through this appeal – and if we can manage the entire shortfall we will.

If you’d like to help Troy you can hop straight over to his appeal page to find out how – please do.