Paralysed Man Raises £20,000 for treatment, Gives All to help a disabled child Walk

A paralysed man who raised £20,000 to help him walk again has sacrificed his dream - and given all of the
money to help a disabled child take his first unaided steps.

                             

Generous Dan Black, 25, was left wheelchair-bound following a horrific cycling accident in 2009.

He and his family have spent the last four years fundraising to pay for pioneering stem cell treatment that could help him walk again.

                                  

But Mr Black has now given up his hope of getting back on his feet after he read about the plight of five-year-old Brecon Vaughan.

Brecon was born with rare spastic diplegia cerebral palsy which causes stiffness in his legs, poor balance and coordination.
                           

He uses a walking frame to get about and his family need £60,000 for an operation in America to help him walk unaided for the first time.

They have now been given a massive boost after Mr Black sacrificed his dream - and gave them the £20,000 generous locals had given to help him.

Mr Black, of Llanvair Discoed near Chepstow, Monmouthshire, said he helped Brecon because he had a better chance of walking than he does.

He said: ‘I know for me that things aren't going to get better any time soon. I just wanted to do something that could help someone whose life could get better.