A campaign has been launched to raise £30,000 to help a West Lothian teenager receive life-changing medical treatment.
Adrian Korytkowski (15) from Broxburn was born with cerebral palsy, and now his family are raising money to fund treatment that could allow him to walk and live independently.
The revolutionary treatment could help Adrian stand and walk without the support of a wheelchair, with intensive physiotherapy and an internal pump for a drug called Baclofen.
Baclofen is a skeletal muscle relaxant that could allow Adrian to walk, when coupled with physical therapy at the Paley European Institute in Warsaw, Poland.
The West Lothian Courier previously reported the inspirational story of local girl Ella Green who was born unable to walk because of arthrogryposis.
She took her first steps in time for Christmas last year thanks to surgery and physiotherapy at the Paley European Institute.
Adrian is described by his family as a ‘wonderful smiling boy’ who enjoys physics and maths.
He was born at 29 weeks with cerebral palsy, causing paralysis in his legs requiring a wheelchair and a hearing loss problem needing hearing aids.
The cost of the implementation of a Baclofen pump is £20,000, in addition to intensive physiotherapy at the Institute in Poland and the costs of travel and accommodation for the duration of the therapy.
Adrian’s family are hoping to raise £30,000 in total, and so far have raised £920 in just one week.
The family hope to leave for the treatment in Poland before the end of this year.
Adrian and his family hope he will be able to walk and live a ‘normal life’ following the treatment.
Mum Anita, said: “We heard about the European Paley Institute from the media as local doctors weren’t able to treat Adrian.
“My son is happy because there is a chance he will be able to walk.
“The hope is that he will be able to stand on his own feet and be independent, helped by physical therapy and the implementation of an internal Baclofen drug pump.”
A gofundme.com page has been set up for everyone wishing to support Adrian and his family’s campaign.
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