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  • will help fund equipment to diagnose CP from 12 weeks old - without a formal diagnosis, there may be no funding available for families for treatment

  • will help launch our Big Steps fund to make sure no child misses out on life changing therapy – the timing is critical as it occurs during a period of super-charged brain development which peaks from birth until 2 ½.

  • will cover one hour of Physiotherapy that may help a child like Amedee take their very first steps

  • Every 4 weeks could help fund equipment to diagnose CP as early as 12 weeks old

  • Every 4 weeks could help fund critical research to reduce the severity of CP in babies

  • Every 4 weeks could help fund vital research into the causes of CP

  • Every 4 weeks could help fund 1 hour of critical early intervention therapy for a baby at risk of CP

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Will you help little feet take BIG steps?

When Amanda went into labour two days after her due date, she and her husband Nathan couldn’t wait to meet their baby daughter. But what happened next changed their lives forever. 

Amedee was born, but she wasn’t breathing.

Amanda and Nathan had an agonising wait as doctors raced to help their daughter take her first breath.

The next day, Amedee’s body was wracked with siezures.

After 11 days in Hospital, Amanda and Nathan took Amedee home. Although their daughter was no longer in immediate danger, Amanda and Nathan had no idea what Amedee’s future would hold.

A baby’s brain develops more quickly during the first 1,000 days than at any other time in their life.

For a baby like Amedee, therapy during this critical time is life-changing.

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You can help more kids like Amedee take their first steps

Amedee is getting ready to take her first steps. Her parents know this might never have been possible with the specialist support she has received.

“Amedee’s therapy was covered by CPA for the first six-months. It was amazing. If we hadn’t had that there’s no way we would’ve been able to pay all that money out of pocket.”

Currently, there is no government funding available to help babies in the months before they receive an official diagnosis. Meaning many babies at risk of cerebral palsy miss out on critical therapy within the first 1,000 days.

Your gift today can help change that.

Help us raise $588,000 before 30 June to launch The Big Steps Fund.

Together we can make sure every child at risk of cerebral palsy gets the help they need.

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