1. The story of a boy and his family
fighting for his vision.
2.
3. Joshua Clark is a twenty-two month old boy
Joshua was born in Caernarfon, Gwynedd
(which is located in the Uk)
Joshua is suffering from Optic Nerve
Hypoplasia
4. Doctors in this country had said there was no
treatment, but that didn’t work for Joshua’s
family
Joshua, his parents Anthony and Joanna, and
grandmother Gill Doughty traveled to China
quot;Without any treatment, there was no hope, so
nobody should blame any parents for looking
for a magic bullet that may have a positive
effect.quot; –Joshua’s Grandfather
5. Nerves that connect to the brain are small or
poorly developed, which causes blindness
6. The medical professionals in the U.K. said that
there where no treatments to the disease
That’s when the family made an appeal and got
£40,000 for Joshua to and his family to go to
China to receive proper treatments
7. Joshua must have a stem cell infusion in his foot, and
then eight more infusions every four days
Joshua will have to spend 40 days in the hospital near
Shanghai in China
Following his stem cell treatment he will spend an
hour a day for the next year in an oxygen chamber
He is also having physiotherapy and electric wave
therapy to help strengthen his leg muscles for crawling
and walking
8. Detect Light
See colors
See objects
Be able to tell whether its nigh or day