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Team Hayley K

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Our vision for Hayley is to be able to live independently and to contribute to society. The most important lesson Hayley teaches us is that no matter how bad things may be there is never a reason to not smile.

Hello, my name is Hayley. I am two years old and have cerebral palsy. I am the youngest of four. I love Elmo and I love playing with my brother and sisters. We are raising money this year for educational and therapy aids and special outside play equipment so I can play with my family with ease and safety.

Hayley’s Story

I was born 16 weeks early and spent my first few months in neonatal intensive care. Thirteen days after my birth, I contracted an infection that went to my brain and resulted in Hydrocephalus. Less than a year later I was officially diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

I will be 2 years old this year, and I have been rolling for the past couple months (a big f eat for me!). I recently started 'army' crawling and sitting using my arms to keep myself from falling! My name Hayley means ‘Hero’ and everyone who knows me says I’m truly that! Those who meet me say I am the happiest child you could ever hope to meet, and everyone comments on my beautiful smile and super long eye lashes! I have taught my family many lessons in life already - the most important one is that no matter how bad things may be, there is never a reason to not smile. Mum and Dad say I am a true fighter and with my determination and all my therapy, I am slowly but surely progressing.

Hayley’s Needs

To help me to continue to progress, and to be able to live a 'normal' life unfortunately requires money. My biggest dream this year is just to be able to play with my brother and sister’s in our back yard safely. In the future I will also be needing a wheelchair to help me get around longer distances, as walking can be very tiring for those with cerebral palsy, this means I will also require a wheelchair accessible vehicle. In the meantime, I am hoping to get some therapy aids and educational toys so that mum and dad can help me with my therapy at home with the proper equipment.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Sponsor Team HayleyK for the annual Riverwalk Event by pressing the “donate now” button on my webpage and receive a automatic tax deductible receipt. You can read about the event at http://www.developingfoundation.org.au/help-give-raise-funds/riverwalk and we’ll update you through Team Hayley K’s Facebook page.

• Help us raise sponsorship for Team Hayley K participation at the Annual Brisbane Riverwalk event by collecting donations on our behalf using pre-printed receipts supplied by The Developing Foundation Inc.

• Send this page to your family, friends, colleagues and anyone else you can think of and ask them to donate.

• Support The Developing Foundation’s Riverwalk. I love riding in my special stroller and I can’t wait to see you there.

• Helping Team Hayley K with practical things and support.

All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. The Developing Foundation commits 90% of funds raised by or donated to our team, to these unmet needs. The remaining 10% is used by the charity to cover credit card charges, administration and support.

If you have a question for Team Hayley K please email or phone Kristy on 0410978179 or email teamhayleyk@bigpond.com.

You have our heartfelt thanks for your assistance. It will mean a great deal to Hayley and us as a family.

God bless,

Troy, Kristy, Anastasia, Israel, Alisha, and Hayley Kamin