Ah its a good cause and its terribly sad that in this day and age our children are still suffering when there are treatments available in other countries.  Its just not fair.  Although I have to say that its also unfair to just single out the one little boy out of all the thousands of others appealing at the same time makes me feel like shit that we can't just help them all.  

Not wishing to start a debate on politics but if there is a treatment available that would without a doubt help that little boy and others like him then it really should be down to the Government to make sure that he gets it and sooner rather than later.  Even if it means sending him abroad.  It amazes me that as a country we can send so much money to other countries to help their disasters etc when so many of our own people are suffering unnecessarily in some cases.  Also if that was my child I would be bombarding my local Helath Care Trusts to insist they fund this treatment if I could prove that the success rates were high enough to warrant it of course.  Anyway I hope he gets his treatment and soon. 

That is indeed a rather ridiculous amount and it is definitely going to take them a hell of a long time to raise that money if they ever actually do.  As for there not being a lot us little people can do thats just not true people strike, march and demonstrate in numbers all the time and most achieve what they set out to change. I'm not too sure the same could be said for the fund raising thing. 

I know from personal first hand experience of something very similar to this that petitioning parliament and involving local MP's helps as did my persistent total nuisance making of myself to the local NHS Care Trust Board and also badgering the life out of the actual hospitals Chief Executive.  I did have extensive proof that the treatment would be beneficial to my daughter and also that the cost of funding her treatment would far outway the cost of caring for her without it.   Lots of people do the same thing as I did every day and get the treatments they deserve that way far quicker than trying to rely on fund raising.  I am more of a 'get on and make something happen' person I won't just wait and see if I want something I want it right now! 

I do wish them well however but I do think its a mammoth almost impossible task to raise that amount of money if the lad is so ill now before time runs out.  As sad as it is.  Good luck to the family!