Two-year-old Mellissa Hood, known as Missy, who has cerebral palsy, is in America for dorsal rhizotomy surgery to be able to walk on her flat feet after a campaign by her parents raised the £50,000 needed to fund the surgery. Here her mother Lucy writes about their experiences.

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Up and downs, but she's making progress

Posted on 9:11am Monday 2nd April 2012

Week op post 5

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It's good to be back

Posted on 10:53am Tuesday 20th March 2012

We are finally back in the UK and we have both missed it so much.

Lucy Hood »

Missy working so hard at physio

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Posted on 9:39am Tuesday 13th March 2012

Post op day 14

Lucy Hood »

Missy's really coming on with physio

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Posted on 4:04pm Tuesday 6th March 2012

Post op day 13

Lucy Hood »

Every day she makes me smile

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Posted on 10:09am Tuesday 28th February 2012

Post op day 6

Lucy Hood »

Painful physio made more fun with trike ride

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Posted on 9:03am Monday 27th February 2012

Post op day 4

Lucy Hood »

I want to cry with joy

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Posted on 10:15am Saturday 25th February 2012

Post op day 3 I woke up wondering, was it going to be a good or bad day for Missy today?

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