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Family's joy as Asher steps out

December 1, 2016 11:56
Asher Carroll with his mother Kate Blok. \"We're so excited,\" she said

ByRosa Doherty, Rosa Doherty

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A family who thought their son would never walk has seen him take his first steps.

Asher Carroll was diagnosed with cerebral palsy caused by a stroke suffered before he was born.

His parents set up an appeal which raised £70,000 to pay for the four-year-old to have a life-changing operation in the United States.

His mother, Kate Blok, said: "We honestly thought he may never walk and could be in a wheelchair forever but this autumn I watched my four-year-old crunch leaves under his feet for the first time. You can't imagine what that is like as a family.