CAVAN IS ONE IN 400 BILLION!!! - That is 60 times the world population!!!
Cavan is a baby boy (aged 1) born in Burnley, Lancashire in August 2007.
He has HEMIMELIA– A rare congenital limb deficiency that affects all his limbs. He lacks crucial bones, ligaments and muscles in both his arms and legs. He is probable to undergo many years of reconstructive surgery, some never performed before, with uncertain outcomes - alongside more than certain amputation.
In february 2009, Cavan had his right leg ampuataed through the knee.
He will need specialist care at various centres throughout the UK with a special
eye kept on him from the surgeons in Germany and the USA.
There is not a registered charity for Hemimelia, as its frequency is so rare.
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He requires prosthetic (false) limbs, expensive equipment and adapted
housing, some of which are not available from the NHS or local government untill he is older. He is too young to claim financial help with mobility needs.
Cavansfund came about after local press coverage of his rare condition, following a facebook group about hemimelia that we as a family had set up to create awareness. We recieved lots of emails from well wishes offering to help towards equiptment and having no way of doing so...
After a while of turning people away and offending some in the process, cavansfund was formed.
More about cavan, what the future holds, his progress and the fight we face for him can be found on the BLOG part of this website.
Thankyou for visiting.
If you so wish, then you can help by donating any amount, the monies raised will be used to fund fitting and costs with his prosthetics, new equipment, meet care needs during surgery and aid housing needs,adaptations and USA hospital fees and treatments.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AND CAVANSFUND