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REASON FOR DONATING: 

As some of you may be aware, my niece Isla was born with CMV. This affected her from day one. She has profound hearing loss and wears a cochlear implant to help her hearing. 

Isla will find life difficult in the future through developmental issues. 

CMV, or Cytomegalovirus, is a common virus that can infect people of all ages. Most healthy adults and children who become infected will have no signs or symptoms and no long term effects from CMV.  However, CMV can pose serious problems to unborn babies if a  woman catches it during pregnancy .  In fact congenital CMV (when the infection is passed from mother to baby across the placenta) is one of the most common non-genetic cause of inner ear hearing loss and a major cause of  childhood disability.  

Despite this, there is very little awareness of CMV and the facts are often misunderstood.  A diagnosis of CMV can be stressful and confusing.

I am raising money for the awareness of CMV to prevent this happening to children in the future. 

Please donate what ever you can to help children like Isla