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we are here in Liverpool to me an
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amazing boy called Joseph he's 10
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he loves swimming hanging out with his
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friends and supporting his favorite
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football team Everton FC Joseph also has
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cerebral palsy which means every single
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day is a challenge for him just getting
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out of bed putting on some clothes and
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walking down the stairs can sometimes be
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strong so we are here to find out how
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comic relief funding has made a real
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difference to Joseph's life spotted us
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go on then let's go in right nice to see
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Joseph monk I discovered he had cerebral
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palsy when he was just 2 years old
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we were concerned and about he obviously
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was walking there was no more power and
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John Zaffis all we see just sit there
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and not move it was just devastating
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again we didn't know much about it we
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didn't know if he'd each walk or
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anything it was all unknown so as you
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see and like her or how well that fell
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apart cerebral palsy is a neurological
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condition which means that children will
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have it can find movement and
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coordination really difficult it affects
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one in four hundred children in the UK
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so Joseph what's it like having cerebral
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palsy cerebral palsy does affect me it's
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basically every it's been legs it's me
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arms when I've been walking a long
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distance I got tired easily or if I'm
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doing like a long dry tinters canter
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when we haven't a get sore so it would
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be great for you then because every
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Monday you go to stick instead don't you
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know which is a comic relief funded
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project which is what we're here to see
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you today it's basically just exercises
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for me bow down and upper body it's any
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in its hands legs they make it fall
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laughter do games with it yeah there's a
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big Cosmo I certainly would I would say
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I wouldn't be the person I am today it
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we need to see this place but we need a
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tour guide you up for that yeah
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fantastic no it was gonna be good can I
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finish my tea first awesome
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Joseph physics stick and step once a
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week for over three hours it's
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completely free and provides a
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specialist support service to children
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with cerebral palsy Scott the emphasis
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is on fun and play so the kids can gain
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confidence and become more independent
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they learn the skills they need to do
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things that most kids take for granted
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from drawing a picture to playing games
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the kids here also learn special
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exercises to control their muscle and
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Christie has been teaching Joseph since
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he first started here over eight years
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ago he's now seen as an important role
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model to many of the younger children
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Joseph seems to be loved by everybody
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here that they all seem to like look up
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to him it's like a big brother you know
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I've been through this I've done this I
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can help you if you see in the little
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connection with Sonny yeah you know hold
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my hand and I'll stand up first and you
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know it's this supportive warm loving
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environment this Center provides giving
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that you know confidence to do this for
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them it's a massive challenge pushing
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their boundaries but they get on with it
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because we provide this play based
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environment we are here to show families
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there is hope our ethos is taking the
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ability out of disability and you've
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seen that today now Christy we've been
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doing our warmups yes I'm not see
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important because we're going to be
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doing something else next yes next is
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we have absolutely loved being here
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today thank you for inviting us and we
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can see why you love coming here so much
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but I mean what would you be doing the
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thing if sticking step wasn't here I
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wouldn't I've been doing that I wouldn't
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had the energy to do that I probably
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couldn't even walk to do that really so
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you'd say that this is giving you the
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the energy and the strength to be able
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to take part in physical activities like
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brilliant and we can see they have a lot
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of fun and make a lot of friends it's
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been absolutely fantastic we've had a
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great time a lot of jobs if he's been
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helped a lot like bygones a second step
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you know it's really brought Aman and
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where he is now today it's this is
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Carrie - that is Bob Lee he's energetic
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he's just a sensitive caring lovely
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lovely young man stick and step depends
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solely on charitable donations and
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fundraising so it can continue to
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provide this amazing free service for
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Joseph and all the other kids that come
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call it relief funds projects all over
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the UK and it really has changed outif
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life jersey thank you so much for
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showing us around today you have been an
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absolute star and all there's one last
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thing you want to say to our lovely
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viewers isn't this reg knowledge they do
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something funny for money
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Hey off we go guys let's go to find out
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how you can do something funny for money
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get a grown-up and visit the CBBC
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and follow the link to comic relief
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