Accessibility links

Low
graphics

Skip
to content

Skip
to local navigation

Skip
to bbc.co.uk navigation

Skip
to bbc.co.uk search

Help

Accessibility
Help

Access keys
help

BBC News Updated every
minute of every day

BBC NEWS CHANNEL

News
Front Page

Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Middle East

South Asia

UK

England

Northern
Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Education

Magazine

UK
election

Business

Health

Science &
Environment

Technology

Entertainment

Also in the
news

-----------------

Video and
Audio

-----------------

Programmes

Have Your
Say

In Pictures

Country
Profiles

Special Reports

Related BBC sites

Sport

Weather

On
This Day

Editors' Blog

BBC World
Service

Page last updated at 06:27 GMT,
Friday, 9 April 2010 07:27 UK

E-mail this to a friend

Printable version

Cash found for London meningitis boy's prosthetic limbs

Harvey Parry lost his legs to meningitis when
he was 15 months old

The parents of a four-year-old boy who lost his
legs to meningitis have raised the money to buy him a new set of
prosthetic limbs.

Harvey Parry, of Edmonton, north London, outgrew his current sets
of legs, which were custom-made in the US.

Harvey and his parents will fly to the US on Friday to purchase
the new set of prosthetic limbs which will help him walk.

His family have raised money to buy his limbs two years in a row.

Harvey has different pairs of prosthetic limbs for walking and
running and the new walking set will cost about £30,000.

Mother Carol Parry, 44, said: "Through the donations we managed
to raise £20,000 in a week and we are so grateful to everyone who
helped us.

"We've had so many wonderful letters from people - the support
has been overwhelming."

"I don't know what I would have done without the help of the
public - by the end of this week his current legs would have been
too tight for him to wear."

Harvey was 15 months old when he was struck down with meningitis
in February 2007. It resulted in him losing both his legs and
three-and-a-half fingers on his right hand.

His family is still appealing for donations to buy him some new
running limbs, which he has also outgrown.

Mrs Parry said: "He takes his running legs to school and they
allow him to run and play with other children."

Bookmark with:

Delicious

Digg

reddit

Facebook

StumbleUpon

What are
these?

E-mail this to a friend

Printable version

Print Sponsor

BBC London
Sport, travel, weather, things to do,
features and much more

SEE ALSO

New
legs plea for meningitis boy
29 Mar
10 |  London

RELATED BBC LINKS

Meningitis

RELATED INTERNET LINKS

Harvey Parry Appeal
Fund

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external
internet sites

FROM OTHER NEWS SITES

London
Wired Cash found for London meningitis boy's
prosthetic limbs - 30 hrs ago

About these
results

TOP
LONDON STORIES

Boy,
14 , accused of stab murder

Stalking
helpline to be launched

Bronson
artwork removed from Tube

MOST
POPULAR STORIES NOW

SHARED

READ

WATCHED/LISTENED

Tiny horse
vying for record books

In
pictures: Pakistani vehicle art

Chilli
peppers 'help pain relief'

'Bigot'
row overshadows TV debate

Chaos as
Ukraine votes on fleet

Most
popular now, in detail

SHARED

READ

WATCHED/LISTENED

Whale
trainer 'attacked by hair'

US sets
fire to oil slick in Gulf

Seoul's
dilemma over sunken warship

'Bigot'
row overshadows TV debate

Children
injured in China attack

Murder
charge in PlayStation row

Republicans
allow finance debate

Fears grow
over Greece shockwaves

Australia
to ban cigarette logos

Bullock
adopts child and divorces

Most
popular now, in detail

SHARED

READ

WATCHED/LISTENED

Tiny horse vying for record books

Brown 'bigoted' jibe caught on tape

'Bigoted woman' tape replayed to PM

Gillian Duffy confronts Brown

One-minute World News

Public reacts to Brown gaffe

Duffy on 'bigoted woman' remarks

Hospital wall gets artistic revamp

Persian star on life outside Iran

Thai PM is 'willing to compromise'

Most
popular now, in detail

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Seoul
searching

What to do if North Korea did torpedo the
Cheonan?

In
pictures

The moveable feast of Pakistani vehicle art

Staking
a claim

Can the free deliver secure land rights in
Peru?

Skip
to top

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

E-mail
news

Mobiles

Alerts

News
feeds

Podcasts

Search term:

Explore the BBC

Home

Popular links

Solar System

Doctor Who

Formula 1

A to F

BBC iPlayer

CBBC

CBeebies

Food

H to L

Health

History

Learning

Local & Nations

M to Sc

Music

News

Radio

Science & Nature

Sp to W

Sport

TV

Weather

A whole lot more from the BBC

Back
to start of navigation

Site links

News
Sources

About BBC
News

BBC links

About the BBC

BBC Help

Contact Us

Accessibility Help

Terms of Use

Privacy & Cookies

Advertise With
Us

© MMX

The BBC is not
responsible for the content of external internet sites.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style
sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in
your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience.
Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS)
if you are able to do so.