26 Mile Crawl For AMPCAMP KIDS

Hello my name is Paul Ellis I am a Double Below Knee Amputee since 2008

 

 

I will be Crawling 26 miles Dressed as a Banana, I will be setting of on the 2nd June from my house Crawling around Widnes to Raise funds for Ampcamp kids along the way if anyone would like to join me your more than welcome just contact me it's going to be a really tough challenge mentally and physically but one I'm up for

 

I am fundraising to help Ben Lovell send children along with their Families to AMPCAMPKIDS for a holiday of a lifetime spending a week in a 10 bedroom luxury villa on the island of Tenerife they will meet other children who have been through similar experiences.

 

 

 

 

So let me introduce you to Taylor, a 7 year old boy who Attended the 2nd Camp

 

This bio was sent by his mom

 

April 20th 2015 was the day Taylor’s life changed forever, up until then he was a healthy baby.

 

He was blue lighted to hospital, while fighting for his life. We was told he had meningococcal septicaemia (Meningitis).

 

They put Taylor into an induced coma and we was taken to a side room where we was advised to get our family members up immediately to say there goodbyes, most heart breaking words to hear! But Taylor being Taylor and the fighter he is, pulled through.

 

While In his coma we was told the meningitis / sepsis had already caused significant damages to his little body already, his kidneys had failed which meant being put on dialysis, and his little legs and hands were dying.

 

Due to the damaged caused he had to have both legs amputated through the knee and all his digits on both hands. He has stage 2 chronic kidney disease, liver damage and also lost his spleen leaving him on life long antibiotics.

 

From falling ill at 8 months old to being 7 now Taylor has had over 80 General anaesthetics / operations, and will continue throughout his life to have more.

 

Despite all this Taylor has never stopped smiling nor let any of this stop him doing what he wants to do, he is the most determined little lad going. He loves all kind of sports & activities including football, skateboarding, rocking climbing and most of all fast cars. He never gives up!

 

The hardest part as a mother is seeing Taylor get upset or frustrated about not having legs or fingers, when he is having is off days.

 

Being able to spend time with other amazing children and families would help Taylor to build his own confidence, he would absolutely thrive from being around other children like him self