Elland fundraisers help Lindley baby George

Apr 21 2009 by Katie Grant, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

A BABY with a rare head condition has finished treatment to cure him – thanks to local supporters.

Elland Round Table rallied around to raise money for a special helmet to correct one-year-old George Roderick’s flat head syndrome.

George’s mum Sarah couldn’t get the funding for the ‘Starband’ which manufacturers say reshapes the wearer’s head.

Sarah, of Copres Avenue, Lindley, wanted to give George the best treatment but struggled to stump up the £2,000 to pay for the helmet.

She managed to raise some of the money through family and friends but the cheque from the Round Table has really helped.

Sarah, 25, said: “He’s finished his treatment – he’s been wearing the helmet since October but doesn’t need to wear it anymore.

“He can move his head now because the back of his head is more rounded. Before, it was completely flat and the side of his face was all droopy.

“Now his face is round and chubbier – which I like.”

George has a condition called plagiocephaly which affects the shape of infants’ skulls.