When Alfie was 10 years old he was rushed to Guy’s Hospital after being knocked off his bike. For 72 hours Alfie lay in a coma. His family were told that if Alfie pulled through he would be unable to do anything. They were told to prepare for the worst.

After three months in intensive care the immediate crisis was over. Alfie was awake but the sports mad little boy who had run in the district sports and trained with the Spurs ‘under 9’s’ couldn’t walk, talk, or feed himself. He was referred to The Children’s Trust.

Gradually Alfie began to improve and was soon eating normally again. In one of his sessions, the Therapist began to count “one…” and Alfie chipped in with “two, three, four…” and so on. It was the same when they tried months of the year.

Alfie regained his speech and memory.  When one of the nurses from Guy’s Hospital came to visit she couldn’t believe Alfie was the same child.

Physiotherapy helped him to stand and then take a few steps. Soon he was walking unaided.  Alfie has worked hard and regained much more than the doctors had thought possible.

Alfie has now left the Trust to live at home with his family. He ran the London Marathon for the Children's Trust in 2008 and completed the course in 4hrs 40 mins, an amazing achievement for somebody who was told they would never walk again.

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