Post by Deb on Jul 23, 2005 0:31:09 GMT -5
Jul 19 2005
By Mary Murtagh, Liverpool Echo
AS Reece Wilks watched his mother walk towards him he burst into tears of joy.
The four-year-old knew his mother Jan had multiple sclerosis and was used to seeing her in a wheelchair.
The mother-of-two's condition had been getting worse when locals raised £13,000 for revolutionary stem cell treatment in Holland.
Within hours of the treatment Mrs Wilks was out of her wheelchair and walking unaided for the first time in years.
"It is like a miracle," said the 45-year-old from Stockbridge Lane, Page Moss. "I feel fantastic and I have no pain. It is like the start of a whole new life for me. I can put my wheelchair up in the loft now."
Mrs Wilks's youngest son Reece burst into tears when he saw her back on her feet again saying: "Mum, you can walk."
Mrs Wilks's 40-year-old husband Paul and eldest son Daniel, 12, watch in amazement as she regains basic skills she thought were lost forever - taking a shower, tucking her children up in bed and making a family meal.
Now Mrs Wilks is looking forward to going back to work at Asda and seeing colleagues who helped pay for the treatment.
She said: "The girls at work won't believe their eyes."
Mr Wilks was made redundant from his job as security manager at Asda a few days before the family flew out to Holland.
But his wife's amazing recovery has eased his worry about losing his livelihood.
He said: "The difference is fantastic. She looks a lot better; her eyes and complexion are clearer, and she isn't exhausted all the time.
"She has so much more energy. She is just going from strength to strength. I can hardly believe it."
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By Mary Murtagh, Liverpool Echo
AS Reece Wilks watched his mother walk towards him he burst into tears of joy.
The four-year-old knew his mother Jan had multiple sclerosis and was used to seeing her in a wheelchair.
The mother-of-two's condition had been getting worse when locals raised £13,000 for revolutionary stem cell treatment in Holland.
Within hours of the treatment Mrs Wilks was out of her wheelchair and walking unaided for the first time in years.
"It is like a miracle," said the 45-year-old from Stockbridge Lane, Page Moss. "I feel fantastic and I have no pain. It is like the start of a whole new life for me. I can put my wheelchair up in the loft now."
Mrs Wilks's youngest son Reece burst into tears when he saw her back on her feet again saying: "Mum, you can walk."
Mrs Wilks's 40-year-old husband Paul and eldest son Daniel, 12, watch in amazement as she regains basic skills she thought were lost forever - taking a shower, tucking her children up in bed and making a family meal.
Now Mrs Wilks is looking forward to going back to work at Asda and seeing colleagues who helped pay for the treatment.
She said: "The girls at work won't believe their eyes."
Mr Wilks was made redundant from his job as security manager at Asda a few days before the family flew out to Holland.
But his wife's amazing recovery has eased his worry about losing his livelihood.
He said: "The difference is fantastic. She looks a lot better; her eyes and complexion are clearer, and she isn't exhausted all the time.
"She has so much more energy. She is just going from strength to strength. I can hardly believe it."
icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=15753993&method=full&siteid=50061-name_page.html