Good News: 5-year-old double amputee boy walks 10 km to raise $1.85 million for hospital

Starting to be recognised as “courous boy” across UK is five-year-old Tony Hudgell who has w raised over $1.85 million till June 26 for a London Hospital by walking 10 kilometres on his prostic legs. Inspired by 100-year-old Captain Tom who walked one hundred times on his garden to raise money for NHS amid coronavirus contagion, Hudgell wanted to raise money for hospital that saved his life. According to online fundraiser p, five-year-old suffered from ‘horrific abuse’ by his birth parents that resulted in both his legs being amputated in 2017. 

However, despite tragic past, Hudgell remained confident boy who ‘loves life’. After watching Captain Tom on television who walked on his walkers, five-year-old, who h just recently learnt to walk on his ‘new legs’ with crutches took an affirmative to walk 10 kilometres throat June to raise money for Evelina London. It is same hospital that has treated Hudgell throughout years. His optive mor Paula Hudgell has reportedly said that he received prostic limbs in February. Since n, from learning to walk to covering hundreds of metres every day, five-year-old has inspired millions on social media include Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. 

Paula Hudge wrote on online fundraiser, “At just 41 days old, Tony suffered horrific abuse at hands of his biological parents. He suffered multiple fractures, dislocations, blunt trauma to face leing to multi-organ failure, toxic-shock and sepsis. He ended up on life support and seconds from death. ”

 “n, sly in 2017, he needed to have both his legs amputated due to those extreme injuries. His left hip is dislocated and missing ball joint due infection, he has hand issues and deaf in his right ear.  However, even though Tony suffered so much at start of his life, today he is a bright, happy and confident little boy, who loves life. And we could t be prouder of him,” she ded.

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‘So proud’

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge extended ir gratitude for five-year-old for showing ‘incredible cour’ and said that y are ‘so proud’. Cheering for Tony, Kensington Palace’s post also mentioned that Evelina London patron is Duchess of Cambridge. hospital has also showered its gratitude to little boy who has done an ‘outstanding job’ of raising money. 

director of hospital, Marian Ridley has also ted that Tony has ‘touched hearts’ of numerous people across world and called boy ‘life-affirming inspiration’. Just recently on June 23, when Tony h hit one million mark, Paula said that he received ‘a combination of offline and gift aid’ and was also in lights at Picilly Circus on June 22. She even informed that boy’s walking “improves every day”. Moreover, even Tony's inspiration Captain Tom also cheered for boy and lauded him by saying "well done" and calling him a "little star" when boy h covered at least six kilometres.

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