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The story of a boy and his family
     fighting for his vision.
   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
   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
   Nerves that connect to the brain are small or
    poorly developed, which causes blindness
   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
   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
   Detect Light

   See colors

   See objects

   Be able to tell whether its nigh or day
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/
    north_west/8037357.stm

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Overcoming Blindness

  • 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
  • 9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/ north_west/8037357.stm