An international charity set up by a Croydon family has raised enough money to pay for research into a rare disease.
Lisa and Tony Flint, from South Croydon, were instrumental in raising awareness for aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADC), after their eight-year-old son Jake was misdiagnosed.
Their story was featured in the Croydon Guardian last summer and their dream of funding research has been realised.
Doctors said Jake would spend his life in a wheelchair until he became the first person in the country to be diagnosed with AADC - a genetically inherited disorder affecting the brain's ability to produce two of the most essential neurotransmitters needed for every day living.
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