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The
Tommy Leech Appeal
Tommy
was born early due to complications and was born without any ears.
Tommy’s
dad, Carl Leech, was a Sergeant in the Coldstream Guard and he was killed in an
accident when Tommy was one year old.
Tommy, who will be ten in February and
his mother, Lisa Leech, now live alone in Hemlington, M'boro and his mother has
long term health problems.
Tommy’s inner ear does work but it’s difficult
for him to hear anything.
To best express the level of Tommy’s hearing it
has been described to “trying to listen to a conversation whilst under water”.
Tommy wears a hearing aid and attends a mainstream school – Hemlington Hall Primary.
Tommy has therapy and can speak, which is a massive achievement in itself
as the hospital said he would never be able to speak.
After several operations,
Tommy has a bone anchored hearing aid with a skin graft over the top and it was
after this that Tommy could hear his first sounds.
It is unfortunate that
the NHS cannot perform any operation to open the ear canal and attach ears.
The
option to go private at Great Ormond Street Hospital can only provide Tommy with
synthetic ears,
that will not help him to hear and are for cosmetic purposes
only.
. The only way for Tommy to get fully functioning ears is to go to Germany
and consult surgeon Professor Ralph Siegert, who will carry out the operation.
Each ear will need two to three surgery sessions and it is only possible to operate
on one side at the time.
If all goes to plan the first of the operations will
take place in April 2008 and continue so that he is ready in time for secondary
school in September 2009.
The operation will cost a staggering £50,000 and
Make a Child Smile will be supporting this fundraising campaign, if you feel you
want to support this campaign too, there are various ways for you to get involved.
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Coldtream
Guards Hanging Emblazon Sold &40 | ||
Nominal
Roll of The 2nd Bt. Cyprus
1989 Sold £35 | ||
Signed
Print by the famous Military ArtistAlix Baker Colour Sergeant and Sergeant 1856 Sold £15 | ||
Two
Notable Guardsmen. A very rare print dated
Dec. 20th 1895 Sold £15 | ||
Regimental
Montage Sold £50 | ||
Coldstream
Gazette Tercentenary Edition July 1951 Sold £100 | ||
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