direct to your inboxA 13-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic brain injury has raised more than £178,000 for the charity that “changed his life”.Oliver Voysey launched his Oliver’s Calvert Army crowdfunding appeal just two weeks ago to help save a Lake District activity centre for children with disabilities.He suffered a brain injury when he was two days old which left him with sight loss, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and learning difficulties.
He requires specialist care daily and additional support.The boy, from Newcastle, was a regular visitor to the Lake District Calvert Trust in Keswick with his parents, Sarah and Gary, and sister Elizabeth.He said when he spends time with his family at the centre, he feels like his disability.
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