A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy with a genetic disorder has had his life transformed by a trike.

Louis Norris, from Bridport, was born with 29 genes missing from chromosome 9 – a genetic disorder so rare mum Dinah thinks he is the only person with it in the world.

It is so rare, she says, that although doctors know those genes will affect his intellectual and physical development, they can’t tell her any more than that.

His therapists all agree, however, that he would benefit from building up his muscles using a trike – but at £1,300 it is not something the family can afford.

Bridport Round Table happily obliged when Dinah wrote to them for help.

She said: “You realise what local charities do when you are in a position to find equipment that the NHS won’t or can’t fund.

“Louis can’t walk, he has global developmental delay and he has a problem called hypotonia which affects the tone throughout his body.

“His physiotherapist as part of his therapy programme recommended the use of a trike because the movement uses both sides of the body and helps not only his muscle strength but also his cognitive development.

“The other lovely thing about it is it gives Louis a different perspective on the world. It holds him upright and he can get out and about like other little children. He loves it but he doesn’t like stopping very much.”

Round table chairman Pete Dacey said it was a unanimous decision to help Louis.

He said: “We are only too willing to help. The whole idea of what we do is to raise money for local charities and good causes and individuals who need help.

“I have a nephew with cerebral palsy and he had one of these trikes and I know the difference it made for him.”

Dinah added: “For the Round Table to say ‘yes of course we will help you out’ was amazing.”