Story
Hi - My name is Angelina Faith
Mills and I am 6 years old. For those of you who dont know me I was born
with a very brain disorder called Sturge Weber Syndrome, for the 1st
year of my life I suffered with daily uncontollable seizures and
episodes that left half of my body weak (typical appearence of a stroke)
I couldnt do many of the things other children my age could do and all I
wanted to do was sleep due to the seizures taking all my energy! On
June 24th 2010 at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital I underwent a
very serious brain operation known as a Hemispherectomy - this involved
dissconecting the right side of my brain and removing some parts to
alleviate the seizures that medication wouldnt, I spent 7 hours in
surgery followed by a further 7 days in hospital.
Throughout the
last 5 years I have been seizure controlled and no longer require daily
anti-epileptic medication like I did before my operation, I still and always will have to work that
extra bit harder than anybody else, I cannot use my left hand for any
motor skills what so ever and have very limited mobility in my left arm
and left leg, I have lost all my vision in the left side of both my eyes
and continue to attend many hospital and thearpy appointments but.... I
will not let my disabilites get in the way of what I want to do.
On 24th August 2015 I shall be taking part in a 3 hour sponsored skate for Sturge Weber UK - a registered charity who have supported me and my family throughout my journey so please sponsor me what ever you can or come and join me www.justgiving.com/teams/skate4angelina
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page with love from Angelina x
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