About Me!!!
I was born on the 19th November 1996 in Norfolk and Norwich at 7:05am, I was then taken to GOSH (Great Ormand Street Hospital) with suspected TGA. On arrival the diagnosis was confirmed and the performed a balloon angioplasty to help the flow of oxygen. I then came back to the N&N a couple of days later and was tube fed, my mum was trained to feed me so I could be at home for a few days before my surgery.
My open heart surgery was preformed on the 3rd of December by “Marc R. De Leval” (RIP my saviour) and my schedule was wrote on a bit of blue tissue paper. My operation was only supposed to be 4 hours long, but due to them being unable to get me off my heart bypass it was 5 and a half hour. After my operation I spent 9 days in intensive care and came home after 13 day. I was a month old and 1lb lighter than I was at birth.
I had a heart monitor on during High School and when I was 20/21 I went in for a MRI so they could see how my heart coped under stress. I had this MRI because ever since my OP I have always have a slight leak from one of my valves. I now go every other year to see my doctor.😊
For as long as I can remember I have always had a very normal life, I went to school and passed my exams (just), got my first job, passed my car and motorbike test, just like anyone else!😊
About GOSH Charity
Childhood is special. It should be a time of joy, wonder, curiosity and fun. Of making friends, making mistakes, and growing into the adults we become. But it’s also fragile, and sometimes all too brief.
That’s why Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity raises funds to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer. For the children from all over the UK who are treated by Great Ormond Street Hospital every day, for children with rare or complex illnesses everywhere, for this generation and all those to come. Because no childhood should be lost to serious illness.
And with every kilometre I run, and every pound raised, we’ll be helping to give seriously ill children the best chance and the best childhood possible.
Please help me to achieve my goal by giving whatever you can; no amount is too small to make a difference.
Good luck! 😉 xx