Rose Willcocks is a very special five year old girl.
Born with a genetic abnormaility which means that she has never been able to talk, a visit to a farm in early 2007 saw her talk for the first time - to the animals.
Now Rose's parents, who have dubbed her 'Miss Doolittle' because of her interaction on the farm, hope Rose can take one step further and talk to them for the first time.
As far as is known, Rose is the only person in the world to suffer from this genetic abnormality. Rose cries, she laughs but she has never been able to say 'Mummy', 'Daddy' or 'I love you'.
Following on from her success with the animals, and with the generous support of hundreds of people and organizations, Rose went to a specialist Dolphin therapy centre in the US. The entire trip was a great success, and Rose benefitted enormously in terms of confidence and behaviour, but not speech. There was an added benefit however in meeting another family, who in turn led us the the DAN! Protocol and Biomedical Programme.
The Rose Willcocks Appeal was set-up to help raise the money necessary for Rose's specialist treatment. If you can help, even in a small way, you will have helped a young lady get a little closer to unlocking her voice a little more.
An update on the programme Rose is following