10,000 steps a day for sick toddler

A CHANCE meeting with two-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has inspired Elizabeth Addie and her dog Tum Tum to take up a challenge.

The Middle Ridge resident with her king charles cavalier spaniel dog has embarked on the STEPtember challenge, for which she walks 10,000 steps a day while fundraising and raising awareness for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Ms Addie met the little girl while undertaking hydrotherapy treatment for a broken arm at the Milne Bay pool.

"It was difficult to hear that at birth, this delightful little girl had received a poor prognosis," Ms Addie said.

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"But her mum described how early intervention services and therapy had lead to her daughter reaching milestones she never thought possible."

After that conversation, Ms Addie searched for more information when she got home and came across the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

"There was a pop-up on the webpage calling for people to take part in a fundraiser, and I signed up," she said.

Since September 3, Ms Addie and Tum Tum have walked an average of 10,300 steps each day - well above the campaign's total of 10,000 steps a day.

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