Mum gutted as life-changing op for son with cerebral palsy is cancelled because of NHS CUTS

Melissa Hunt is trying to raise 45,000 for private surgery to help three-year-old Theo walk

The mother of a three-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has condemned NHS bosses after an operation to help him walk was cancelled because of budget cuts.

Theo Hunt can only walk 20 to 30 steps with the aid of a walking frame and shuffles on his bottom the rest of the time.

He was due to have a life-changing operation next month which would have loosened his muscles to help him walk independently.

But just weeks before surgery, his family was dealt a devastating blow when they received a letter informing them that NHS England had cancelled funding for the operation.

Theo's mother and full-time carer Melissa Hunt, 28, is now trying to raise 45,000 to have the surgery done privately before the end of the year.

She says Theo needs to have the op before he turns five next year to ensure it is most effective and avoid him missing too much school.

Melissa, who also has a seven-year-old son Louis, said: "We were expecting him to have surgery this spring which would have been perfect.

"We were told by his doctor before Christmas that the op would be done in March.

"He would have had time to recover and, if all went well, he would be able to walk normally in time for when he starts school this September.

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Mum gutted as life-changing op for son with cerebral palsy is cancelled because of NHS CUTS