Saturday, 07 July 2007
Source: This is scunthorp.co.uk A Brave four-year-old is on his way to China this morning to undergo pioneering treatment.Jack Potter, a pupil at the St Luke's special school in Scunthorpe, left home at 6.30am today to pioneer treatment in China for British children like himself who are born with cerebral palsy.On Thursday, he was joined at Scunthorpe's Warren Lodge pub by many of the well-wishers who made his ground-breaking trip possible by raising more than £20,000 in less than 11 months.Hosting the send-off party were Jack's parents, Andrew Potter and Jane Whitelock, of Sedgewood Way, Scunthorpe, who will spend a month with him at the world-famous Beike clinic."We have been absolutely amazed and overwhelmed by the response to our son's appeal," said Mr Potter (41)."We just cannot thank people enough for what they have done for Jack."At one stage we were going to take out a second mortgage on our home to pay for the trip - but then Jack's friends stepped in."Mr Potter said, since last summer, cash had been raised by teenagers on Lifestyle projects, youngsters, parents and staff at the Happy Stars playgroup in Scunthorpe, and regulars at the Warren Lodge and the First and Last, Kirton in Lindsey.The cash also came flowing in from a cabaret night and auction at Ashby Decoy Golf Club, a sponsored bike ride and a host of other events.This afternoon Jack, nephew of former Scunthorpe United footballer Neil Cox, and his parents will board their flight from Heathrow with the best wishes of Virgin Air boss Sir Richard Branson, who has arranged VIP treatment.Following their 13-hour flight, the family will be met by a chauffeur-driven car at Shanghai to cover the two-hour journey through China to the Beike clinic at Hangzhou.First thing Monday, Jack, a quadriplegic with no back support, will meet medical consultant Kirshner Ross-Vaden and his team to start a course of injections of cord blood stem cells in a bid to bring his body back to life.If the treatment is a success, the four-year-old from Scunthorpe will be the first-ever child from the UK to make the life-changing trip.Keeping his fingers crossed back home will be elder brother Matthew (14) who is on the books of Scunthorpe United FC.
Source: This is scunthorp.co.uk A Brave four-year-old is on his way to China this morning to undergo pioneering treatment.Jack Potter, a pupil at the St Luke's special school in Scunthorpe, left home at 6.30am today to pioneer treatment in China for British children like himself who are born with cerebral palsy.On Thursday, he was joined at Scunthorpe's Warren Lodge pub by many of the well-wishers who made his ground-breaking trip possible by raising more than £20,000 in less than 11 months.Hosting the send-off party were Jack's parents, Andrew Potter and Jane Whitelock, of Sedgewood Way, Scunthorpe, who will spend a month with him at the world-famous Beike clinic."We have been absolutely amazed and overwhelmed by the response to our son's appeal," said Mr Potter (41)."We just cannot thank people enough for what they have done for Jack."At one stage we were going to take out a second mortgage on our home to pay for the trip - but then Jack's friends stepped in."Mr Potter said, since last summer, cash had been raised by teenagers on Lifestyle projects, youngsters, parents and staff at the Happy Stars playgroup in Scunthorpe, and regulars at the Warren Lodge and the First and Last, Kirton in Lindsey.The cash also came flowing in from a cabaret night and auction at Ashby Decoy Golf Club, a sponsored bike ride and a host of other events.This afternoon Jack, nephew of former Scunthorpe United footballer Neil Cox, and his parents will board their flight from Heathrow with the best wishes of Virgin Air boss Sir Richard Branson, who has arranged VIP treatment.Following their 13-hour flight, the family will be met by a chauffeur-driven car at Shanghai to cover the two-hour journey through China to the Beike clinic at Hangzhou.First thing Monday, Jack, a quadriplegic with no back support, will meet medical consultant Kirshner Ross-Vaden and his team to start a course of injections of cord blood stem cells in a bid to bring his body back to life.If the treatment is a success, the four-year-old from Scunthorpe will be the first-ever child from the UK to make the life-changing trip.Keeping his fingers crossed back home will be elder brother Matthew (14) who is on the books of Scunthorpe United FC.
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