A second fundraiser has been launched for Alan Nowicki, a Ripon boy who was left paralysed when he fell from a pull-up bar.

The family aims to raise funds to send Alan to the United States to undergo stem cell surgery to improve his condition.

In December, Alan had a life-changing accident at 15-years-old that left him paralysed from the waist down.

The Ripon Grammar School student hit his head on the floor when he fell from a pull-up bar in his bedroom. He told his mum Kamila that he couldn’t feel his legs when she found him lying on the floor.

Alan was taken to Leeds General Infirmary where CT scans, MRI scans and emergency surgery discovered he had fractured his spine.

After 11 days he was transferred to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield where he was given a care plan involving an hour of manual physiotherapy four times a week.

Kamila sought a second opinion from a doctor who told her that the first three months after an accident are the most important because that is when the most intensive rehabilitation should be happening.

Kamila then began a £20,000 fundraising campaign to fly her son to Poland for rehabilitation after she was quoted UK treatments at over £10,000 a week.

Since January the family has raised more than £25,000, which funded the intensive neuro rehabilitation in Poland and helped to buy physiotherapy equipment for home use and a wheelchair.

Alan is now 16 and sitting his GCSEs. He has recently been told he has had to give up on his dream of becoming a pilot after contacting the RAF.

The family is now trying to raise more funds for therapy to improve his condition and quality of life.

On Alan’s GoFundMe, Kamila said:

The procedures aim to improve muscle tone, voluntary movement, regaining sensation in the lower parts of his body and improved bladder and bowel functions. It could allow Alan to stand unaided or even to complete a few steps.

Following the procedure, he would undergo an intensive 30-day rehabilitation at the clinic that involves 4-5 hours of therapy daily, including the epidural stimulator mapping sessions.

The surgery, stem cells, therapy and hospital stay amounts to $122,000, which is about £100,000. This amount does not include flights, visas and the cost for Alan’s carers to stay with him.

The family needs a further £45,000 to secure the date for Alan’s surgery, which is initially agreed for the July 9. To secure the date they must pay the whole amount by June 10.

Kamila said:

To find out more and donate to Alan’s cause click here.

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