Botox ‘to help Aiden, 3, walk’

A YOUNG boy with cerebral palsy could walk again thanks to Botox injections.

Brave Aiden Farrell, three, cannot move his legs because the muscles have tightened so much.

But the painful condition could be eased by the anti-wrinkle jabs, which work by relaxing muscles. Aidens parents Sarah and Gevan faced a 12-month wait to get Botox on the NHS, so appealed to locals who raised more than 7,000 for private treatment.

A 12-hour pub pool-athon netted 1,000 alone.

Then NHS bosses stepped in after the youngsters condition worsened last month.

Now he will have the injections on December 14 and the cash raised will be used for physiotherapy sessions in January. The family home in Gosport, Hants, will also be altered to help Aiden.

Mum-of-four Sarah, 31, hopes he could be walking again by Christmas Day. She said: It will be the best present ever. Aiden is such a happy boy and so determined.

And she praised the fundraisers, saying: If the treatment works and hes walking again and in less pain, its all thanks to everybody.

j.beal@the-sun.co.uk

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Botox ‘to help Aiden, 3, walk’