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Persimmon Homes has pledged £1,000 to help Sadie Chittock, aged two, continue with her physiotherapy sessions. Sadie, who is from Braintree, also needs regular occupational therapy, swimming sessions and other activities to keep her stimulated. Her condition affects the nerves in her brain, which in turn stops her body functioning as it should. Mum Rachel Fincham approached Persimmon after learning about the firm’s Community Champion scheme. She said: “As well as the activities we can manage, we rely on expert practitioners from around the country and Sadie even has fortnightly online sessions from Canada to help her improve. “To fund this I have organised all types of fundraisers but this has been hit hard by Covid.
Persimmon Homes has pledged £1,000 to help Sadie Chittock, aged two, continue with her physiotherapy sessions. Sadie, who is from Braintree, also needs regular occupational therapy, swimming sessions and other activities to keep her stimulated. Her condition affects the nerves in her brain, which in turn stops her body functioning as it should. Mum Rachel Fincham approached Persimmon after learning about the firm’s Community Champion scheme. She said: “As well as the activities we can manage, we rely on expert practitioners from around the country and Sadie even has fortnightly online sessions from Canada to help her improve. “To fund this I have organised all types of fundraisers but this has been hit hard by Covid.
Sadie with her mum Rachel.
- Credit: Rachel Fincham
A little girl from Braintree who suffers from a rare genetic disorder has been gifted £1,000 towards life-changing physiotherapy in Canada.
Sadie cannot walk or crawl and struggles to stand on her own for more than a few seconds at a time.
- Credit: Rachel Fincham
Rachel Fincham is fundraising for her daughter Sadie Chittock who suffers from a type of Leukodystrophy called Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease (PMD), which usually occurs in baby boys.
The two-year-old cannot walk or crawl, and is unable to stand for much longer than a few seconds as she has no balance and couldn t even sit up until spring this year.