Bases in appeal for mystery illness boy

By Rita Kyriakides

AN APPEAL is going out for donations for a four-year-old boy who is suffering from a mystery illness.

Timothy Bingham, whose mother is from Limassol, has been paralysed by a mystery illness, which has completely baffled doctors.

After a bout of gastric flu at 20 months old, Timothy lost the ability to walk after his nervous system had been badly damaged. Eleven months after his first attack, Timothy caught the ‘flu and his condition flared up so severely that he was unable to turn in bed.

In January this year he suffered his third attack, forcing his parents to seek alternative treatments. After reading about the Auc-Moxa Clinic in Newcastle, England and its success using 3,000-year-old Chinese therapies, his parents decided to travel there from where they live in Cheltenham.

Dr. Jiaan Xiong who studied the ancient arts in China is confident Timothy will recover, although he says treatments could be needed for two years.

Timothy is being treated at the clinic for a six-week period at a cost of £300 a week. His treatment includes acupuncture, massage and specially designed exercises to strengthen his muscles. After initial treatment, he will receive weekly treatments for one year.

With treatment, travelling and lodging expenses, the family is now faced with bills of £1,600 a month. The Timothy Bingham Appeal was launched recently and events are being organised to raise funds.

A Fun Run was held in England and several events other are being organised in Cyprus at the British Bases. A disco will also be held during the summer holidays for Cypriot school children outside the Bases.

Anyone wanting to donate money can contact the Hellenic Bank and deposit money in the Timothy Bingham Appeal account.

For more information visit the website www.binghamappeal.m8y.co.uk or e- mail fundraisers at [email protected] .

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