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“Parents tell us how lovely it is for their child to spend time with others with similar needs” – a silent disco is among the highlights of EACH’s second muscular dystrophy activity day at Milton

Singing, dancing and air guitar playing were among the highlights of a fun-packed activity day at Milton.

The session was for children living with the genetic condition muscular dystrophy and organised by the physical therapies team at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices’ (EACH) Cambridgeshire base.

Muscular dystrophy is a progressive condition that causes muscles to weaken, leading to an increasing level of disability.

“Children and young people participated in a fun ‘getting to know each other’ activity, causing lots of giggles, before getting into teams to paint flags for their chosen Paralympic Games nation,” said EACH Occupational Therapist Jo Crane.

“We then had a silent disco, with lots of singing, dancing and air guitar playing, before a build-your-own lunch of wraps, fruit, yoghurt and meringues.

“We had a PAT (Pets As Therapy) dog join us, before the children and young people took on a Paralympic challenge course in the Milton grounds.”

Parents joined in the fun and met for tea and cakes, before the day finished with a parade of teams waving their flags.

“It was a wonderful, fun and noisy day, and the idea was to highlight activities that can be done to promote movement, while also making friends and connecting with others,” added Jo.

“Often children with muscular dystrophy are the only person in their school in a wheelchair, unless they move onto a special school.

“Here, parents tell us how lovely it is for their child to spend time with others with similar needs.”

This was the second muscular dystrophy activity day of the year at Milton, following another in April.

Find our notes to editors here.

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Matt Plummer | Media and PR Manager | 07738 328058 | Matt.Plummer@each.org.uk

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