A disabled boy who had life-changing surgery thanks to Mirror readers has written a heart-rending letter to the Prime Minister asking for help.
Cerebal palsy sufferer Ben Baddeley was left to rely on the generosity of strangers after his treatment was cancelled due to Tory cuts.
Now his parents are having to find a further £2,000 a month for vital physiotherapy treatment after his op was paid for privately.
He wrote: "I found my mam crying and she told me the NHS had sent me a letter saying my operation was cancelled. Why can't the NHS pay for my treatment do you know why? And please can you fix it?"
Ben, 11, tells David Cameron how we helped to raise more than £20,000 needed for his operations - but his parents then had to raise another £25,000 for vital post op physio.
He went on: "Why did that happen? do you know? I had my photo taken for the paper (the Mirror) because my mam and dad said we were doing an appeal.
"After my photo was in the paper a really kind man and lady paid for my operation. After the operation I knew that I had to work hard on rehabilitation but I thought the fund raising would be over.
"But my mam and dad still have to work hard to pay for my rehabilitation... I really hope you get this letter because my family really needs help."
Amy and Gary Baddeley, of Silverdale, Staffs., now have to find £2,000 a month for physio sessions after their son's two selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) operations were performed privately in 2014.
One Mirror reader donated £9,000 to help pay for the first operation, and actor Martin Sheen paid another £2,000 towards rehab after reading our coverage. But the family has now run out of money, with the last session due in April. They would like to continue with physio till December, then help him with exercises at home.
Full-time mum Amy, 31, said: "I did not realise he had seen me crying after his operation was cancelled, but I do now. I just hope the Prime Minister listens and helps other parents in the same position.
"I was going to write a covering letter to go with Ben's, but I knew I would just get too angry. It is ironic because David Cameron cut the funding for the operation which would have allowed him to use his hands to write the letter to him.
"We raised the money to pay for it and now he can use his new skills to tell him 'why can't you help me?"
She paid tribute to readers and donors who paid for the operations to transform her son's life. "When I look at the photos and the video from before the treatment, it really is shocking," she said.
"You have to do all the physio afterwards, but our record shows that SDR really works. Two years ago he could not hold a pen to write a letter. He walked on his tip toes. He struggled to get between classrooms at school. He could not use a knife and fork, or chew his food. The impact of the condition was just bizarre - it was from head to foot.
"There are so many kind people out there who have helped us, and we are truly grateful."
The surgery scrapped by the NHS in February, 2014, went ahead after we highlighted Ben's case. His cerebral palsy meant he had misfiring nerves which caused constant tightness in his limbs.
The two SDR operations involved opening the spine to cut out nerves in his legs which are were not working to improve his movement. Then £150-a-session physio three times a week was needed to complete his recovery.
Cerebral palsy is usually caused by an injury to the brain before, during or after birth and it affects muscle control and movement. No two people are affected in the same way.
Some have such mild cases it is barely noticeable. Others need help with every aspect of daily life. The injury to the brain does not get worse but the effects can change over time. There are treatments but no complete cure. It is estimated that one in every 400 UK children is affected by cerebral palsy, with 1,800 babies diagnosed each year.
The Mirror helped raise £70,000 for adorable three-year-old twins Ava and Louie Elbourne, who both suffer from cerebral palsy. Ava underwent an op, but Louie had been left behind after he was turned down for the surgery which left his mum left broken-hearted.
But our readers and Variety, the Children's Charity, raised the money for the op in 24 hours last month. Mum Emma, 34, and dad Phil Elbourne, 36, of Sutton, Hull, were delighted. She said: "Now he can have his magic legs just like Ava."
To donate to Ben's campaign, visit www.gofundme.com/b27mkg