Drive to help cerebral palsy suffererAisling realise her dream

A major fundraising drive has been launched to help a girl with cerebral palsy continue a pioneering treatment which could help her realise her dream to walk.

Aisling Tanner, 11, from near Enniskeane in West Cork, is believed to be the first child from Ireland to benefit from Advanced Bio-Mechanical Rehabilitation (ABR).

The fifth-class student at Coppeen NS travels to a specialist centre in Scotland up to three times a year with her parents, Fergus and Therese, to meet Belgian experts.

They have been training her parents in a range of specialist exercise techniques to condition and strengthen the parts of Aislings body affected by cerebral palsy.

Fergus and Therese have to spend up to four hours every day performing the intense physical therapy on their daughter.

Therese said while it is a huge commitment, it has been worth every second.

We just want to give her the best possible chance at leading an independent life.

We only have one chance at this before Aisling hits puberty and her body starts to change.

As a mother, if I can get this therapy in place and continue it, the changes in her body will be permanent, and we will be glad we put the hours in.

Aisling suffered a brain bleed during birth. However, she suffered no cognitive or mental impairments, but was left with physical impairments affecting all four limbs.

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Drive to help cerebral palsy suffererAisling realise her dream