Friends of Alfie Johnson are a West Midlands based non-profit
charity, run by volunteers solely committed to helping children with
disabilities across The Black Country.
Since 2009, they have been changing the lives of children and their families in a positive way, through purchasing specialist equipment, supporting local good-causes and enhancing the lives of many children, just like Alfie.
Alfie Johnson was born on Remembrance Day in 2007. He was born lifeless and blue after what was thought to be a ‘Low Risk’ natural birth.
Alfie was taken to the Specialist Care Baby Unit for observation. Hours after his birth, his parents were given the devastating news that Alfie had suffered brain damage, because of oxygen starvation.
As a result of his injuries, Alfie was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, and suffered with a number of complex conditions and was reliant on a variety of anti-convulsing drugs, to help with his epilepsy, and anti-spasmodic drugs to help with painful muscular spasms. He also suffered with hip-dysplasia, scoliosis, cortical-blindness, reflux and poor bone-density.
On Sunday 26th November 2023, Alfie sadly passed away following a brief respiratory illness. Despite the loving care of Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Alfie sadly could not recover.
