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Friends of the Brain Injured

‘The assistance the Snow Foundation gives us means we are not alone. Someone cares. There needs to be more understanding like this.’

Libby Steeper, Friends of the Brain Injured

Libby Steeper knows first hand the challenges and frustrations of finding the right support for brain-injured children. Libby is the Secretary of ‘Friends of the Brain Injured’, a Canberra based charity. She is also grandmother to 4-year-old Fiona who was born with acute cerebral palsy.

An average week for Fiona requires a never ending round of intensives therapies—acupuncture, physiotherapy, yoga massage and manipulation. There are also visits to a naturopath, a speech therapist and some time with a playgroup that’s designed to develop Fiona’s physical and mental abilities.

The cost—both financial and in carers time—is enormous. Helping Fiona has been a full-time commitment for both parents and grandmother.

The Snow Foundation’s sponsorship of Fiona meets the costs of acupuncture and treatment by a conductive therapist. The conductive therapist is from Hungary; a country most advanced in the treatment of cerebral palsy. There is a shortage of conductive therapy specialists in Australia and the Friends of the Brain Injured were elated when the Therapist decided to make Canberra her home.

Because of the commitment of her parents, her grandmother and the support of the Snow Foundation, Fiona is now walking with the assistance of crutches, starting speech therapy and is about to enter school only two years behind her able bodied peers—a Herculian effort by her family and friends.