Glen to fulfil life’s dream of walking

An eight-year-old boy is on course to walk for the first time after successfully undergoing pioneering surgery in the US.

Glen Wilkie, from Foynes, Co Limerick, was born with cerebral palsy, a condition which had prevented him from being able to sit or walk unaided.

But the youngster’s dream of kicking a ball with his friends is set to become reality following surgery last Thursday at St Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri.