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A family is desperately hoping that a pioneering treatment will help a teenager with a rare condition be able to speak - but that treatment is thousands of miles away.

Jack Wolfenden was born with verbal dyspraxia, a rare neurological condition that prevents him from speaking. His family has explored a new treatment that they say will be 'life-changing' for Jack, and could even be the key to Jack's dream of living more independently.

There is only one centre in the world that provides the treatment - located in Mexico. The Bacup family is already saving to pay for the flights, accommodation, insurance and the other costs that will come with the 32-day course of treatment.

But, in the hope that charitable donations might be able to help them surmount the huge figure, they

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