Alfie, survived being born 13 weeks prematurely - weighing just 2lb - and celebrated his first birthday last week.

As a result of his premature birth, Alfie has a condition called Dolichocephaly it is characterised by a long and narrow head shape. It can result from extended time spent lying on the side of the head, as premature babies in neo-natal units do. As the condition progresses it can effect the further development of the jaw causing dental problems as well as problems with vision due to the eyes being misaligned

the condition is more commonly known as Flat Head Syndrome, which means the his skull is misshapen.

Alfie needs to be fitted with a special £2,000 helmet to correct his deformity which, left untreated, could cause permanent sight or speech problems. I am unable to get the funding from our local health trust and time is fast running out for Alfie to be treated the treatment must start with in the next month for it to be successful .

little Alfie has struggled through this last year with a number of health conditions due to his prematurity ,including lung disease and a hole in his heart ,nothing can be done to cure the lung problems, but his head can be corrected and im sure any parent would agree that if something can be done to ensure their child can have a normal life then I should be done .every parent wants what is best for their child treatment is available and it is unfair that it is not obtainable for everyone .

the picture  shows flattening to one side of Alfies skull. As you can see his jaw is already beginning to be pushed out of shape .

please note this is a fundraisng add  you will not recieve anything except the warming feeling of knowing you have helped a little boy in his hour of need

we are unable to gain funding from our local pct to help alfie,

  so i am asking you every penny helps and i am fast running out of time the central news team covered our story yesterday you can see it on http://www.itvlocal.com/central/news/?c ... MAodgD_06g   click on 7 day buliten and yesterdays date 15/04/08

please feel free to contact me if you need any further information

if every one on here donated just £1 i would be able to get his treatment

thank you all in advance for you kindness

please take a look at alfies fight so far  http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=555033631d69af5854ac82&skin_id=1002&pid=95425&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

the first week of this ad we raised a massive £380 thank you all for your fantastic support

i have now raised a total of £1000 so were half way there