GOSH patients Lottie 14, and her younger brother Ashley aged 12 who have a rare form of rickets called X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). They feature in one of the films in the Future of Children’s Research series.
An early antenatal scan detected that Dylan had an underdeveloped chin. Since this can be associated with an opening in the roof of the mouth – known as a cleft palate – Dylan’s parents were referred to the Cleft Lip and Palate Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
After visiting Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) throughout his childhood, George tells us about how art helped his treatment. Now, aged 22, his work has been selected for exhibition at Turner Contemporary art gallery.
Joe was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when he was six years old. At the time he was so ill he couldn't get out of bed. Now Joe's life has been transformed by a clinical trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Here Joe tells us his story.
Alice, age 11, took part in a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of the drug tocilizumab for children with systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA). Results from the trial led to tocilizumab being licensed, which will transform the long-term health of children, like Alice, with sJIA. Alice and her mum, Nerys, tell us about their experience of taking part in the trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
Two-year-old Ellie loves playing on the swings and slide and is hoping for a trampoline for her third birthday. But just last year, she spent five months on a Berlin Heart at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) while waiting for a heart transplant.
Joe was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when he was six years old. At the time he was so ill he couldn't get out of bed. Now Joe's life has been transformed by a clinical trial at Great Ormond Street hospital. Here Joe tells us his story.
Bethan was born with microtia, a condition where an ear is too small or absent. Microtia is often paired with other conditions, in Bethan’s case hemifacial microsomia, which means there is underdevelopment in one side of the face, resulting in facial asymmetry.
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was like a second home to Olivia growing up. Now aged 18, she had five operations to remove a brain tumour at the hospital. Read her real story to find out why she keeps in touch with GOSH, even now she is better.