My 10 year old daughter has been a patient of GOSH since she was born.  She was born with mineral deficiencies and slow bone growth and has been under observation since birth. There was no known scientific reason behind her issues and none of the tests she was given gave us any answers.  However, the doctors kept monitoring her to ensure she was healthy and thriving, but they still wanted answers. She qualified to be part of a UK wide 100,000 genome project and after failing to find anything there, the GOSH geneticist took it upon herself to investigate even further and found my daughter had a rare genetic mutation called KBG Syndrome. Without the determination and care from GOSH we likely would never have found the  cause given how this mutation is.

Each time we attend our appointments at GOSH, I am always truly amazed at the patience and level of care and kindness provided by  all of the nurses, doctors and staff. The extra measures taken to ensure the children they see are comfortable during their appointments or procedures is exceptional. 

It is why I am so proud and honoured to be raising money for GOSH Charity. 

I understand we are all feeling a squeeze lately, but any amount is more than appreciated to see GOSH continue their extraordinary work.

Thank you for reading the story of my daughter and for giving.

Jennifer

For more information about the work GOSH does and to find out where Team GOSH's fundraising will go visit the website: https://www.gosh.org/what-we-do