Nursery staff raise money in aid of brave young boy
A brave young boy with a rare and incurable muscular disorder has inspired his nursery carers to raise money for charity.
William Haycock, aged four, suffers with Duchenne Muscular dystrophy. When he was one, his parents were told he may not live past his teenage years.
His father Andrew sent a letter to staff at William's nursery, called Treetops Day Nursery at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, explaining William's condition and the challenges the family face.
In response nursery staff organised a five-and-a-half mile walk around Himley Hall where they raised £1,200.
Charlotte Carroll, deputy manager at the nursery, said: "The walk was good fun although it was wet and muddy because we had a lot of rain - but it was all for a great cause.
"William loves playing outdoors, he is a happy, smiling, little boy."
The money was in aid of Duchenne Muscular dystrophy and will go to charity.
Nursery staff have also held a raffle as part of the cause.
William's father Andrew has raised more than £55,000 for charity so far by organising various fundraising events.
In his letter to nursery staff, he wrote: "We are living in a time of great possibilities but time is already running out for William.
"As a parent you never imagine that you would out live your child and knowing that one day we will have to do the unthinkable and bury our son has been the biggest heartbreak to bare.
"Over the past year we've been trying to come to terms with this devastating news, some days more successfully than others, whilst trying not to show any sadness in front of William, our happy, harmonica playing, little man, who has no idea of the challenges that face him or the heartbreak his parents carry around with them every minute of every day."
