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  • pukkamum
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    The Victoria and David Beckham fund provided moneyfor a bike for myfriends severely disabled daughter, I think it is her mum that runs it, she was the one who my friend spoke to.
    I think they assess each case individually might be worth a try.
    I don't get nearly enough credit for not being a violent psychopath.
  • Am I the only one who gets a bit uncomfortable with these things? Whilst I totally feel for the families, I do worry that there are US hospitals/medics who are exploiting people who are in the most vulnerable situations as the evidence for these treatments is very flaky (?non-existent). But of course it can appear heartless to not support them. I find it tough.

    There was an interesting BBC panorama programme about it in the summer (news article here), not sure if the programme is available via the web to view.
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