Vincent Simester

Push up update 🥰

💚 Vincent’s 50 Push-Ups a Day Challenge for GOSH – A Little Update! 💚

Vincent started his 50 push-ups a day challenge on 1st November, and we wanted to share a little update on how he’s getting on!

Day 1: Vincent completed all 50 push-ups first thing in the morning, before we even started our day!

Day 2: He completed 25 with his NHS physio and another 25 at home.

Day 3: Tonight, he completed all 50 at home in three sets of 15, 15 and 20! 💪

He is working incredibly hard, and we are so proud of him. We are going to give this challenge our very best to complete 50 push-ups every single day throughout November.

However, as you can imagine, 50 push-ups is a lot to fit into a busy school day, especially with all the physio Vincent already does. Thankfully, his physio team are helping us, and they can hopefully incorporate some of his push-ups into his sessions, or at least help him complete half of them.

With Vincent’s anxiety and the times when he feels unwell, I do worry that he may not always manage to complete all 50. But we are taking each day as it comes, and he is giving it his absolute best.

Tonight, he has smashed another 50, and we couldn’t be prouder! 💚

A huge thank you to everyone who has sponsored Vincent so far. Your kindness, generosity and support truly mean the world to us. Every donation helps support the incredible work at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and we are so grateful.

Thank you for cheering Vincent on and being part of his journey.

Lots of love,
Vincent and family 💚

#50PushUpsADay #GOSH #GreatOrmondStreetHospital #VincentStrong #SDRJourney #CerebralPalsy #NovemberChallenge

Why I'm doing this

💚 My SDR Journey – Giving Back to GOSH 💚

Hi everyone! I’m Vincent, I’m 8 years old, and I wanted to share a little bit about my journey and why I’m taking on the GOSH 50 Push-Up Challenge.

I was born 10 weeks early at 30 weeks and have spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which mainly affects my legs. This means my muscles can be very tight, making walking, balancing and everyday activities more difficult.

In June 2026, I had a life-changing operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The amazing surgical team operated on the nerves in my spinal cord to help reduce the tightness in my legs and give me the best possible chance of improving my mobility.

Since my surgery, I’ve been working incredibly hard with my physiotherapy. I’ve still got two years of intensive rehabilitation ahead of me, followed by physiotherapy throughout my life, but I’m already making some amazing progress! At just 17 weeks post-surgery, my walking and balance have improved so much, and I’ve even managed to walk 11 metres unaided during a physio session. Every little step takes hard work, determination and lots of practice!

Now I want to give something back to the hospital that has helped me so much. Throughout November, I’m taking on the GOSH 50 Push-Up Challenge, committing to complete 50 push-ups every single day for all 30 days of the month — that’s 1,500 push-ups in total! 💪

I want to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital and say a huge thank you to the incredible surgeons, nurses, physiotherapists and everyone involved in my care and recovery.

GOSH has been such an important part of my journey, and I want to help them continue their amazing work for other children who need life-changing treatment and care.

I’ll be challenging myself every day, and I’d love for you to follow my journey and cheer me on! If you’d like to take on the challenge yourself, you’re more than welcome to join in too.

Every donation, no matter how big or small, will help support this incredible hospital and the children and families who rely on it.

Thank you so much for supporting me, following my SDR journey and being part of my recovery. 💚

Love, Vincent 💚

I’m doing 50 Push-ups a Day in November for GOSH Charity! 

💚 My SDR Journey – Giving Back to GOSH 💚

Hi, my name is Vincent, and I’m 8 years old. I was born prematurely at 33 weeks and have a condition called spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which mainly affects my legs. It makes my muscles tight and walking, balancing and everyday activities more difficult.

In June 2026, I had a life-changing operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The amazing surgical team operated on the nerves in my spinal cord to help reduce the spasticity in my legs and give me the best possible chance of improving my mobility.

Since my surgery, I’ve been working incredibly hard with my physiotherapy. I’ve still got two years of intensive rehabilitation ahead of me, followed by physiotherapy throughout my life, but I’m already making some amazing progress! At just 17 weeks post-surgery, my walking and balance have improved so much, and I’ve even managed to walk 11 metres unaided during a physio session. Every little step takes hard work, determination and lots of practice!

Now I want to give something back to the hospital that has helped me so much. I’m taking on the GOSH 50 Push-Up Challenge, starting on 1st November, to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital and say a huge thank you to the incredible surgeon, nurses, physiotherapists and everyone involved in my care and recovery.

GOSH has been such an important part of my journey, and I want to help them continue their amazing work for other children who need life-changing treatment and care.

I’ll be challenging myself to complete my push-ups, and I’d love for you to follow my journey and cheer me on! If you’d like to take on the challenge yourself, you’re more than welcome to join in too.

Every donation, no matter how big or small, will help support this incredible hospital and the children and families who rely on it.

Thank you so much for supporting me, following my SDR journey and being part of my recovery. 💚

Love, Vincent 💚

I’m challenging myself to 50 push-ups a day this November to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (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 push-up I do, 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.