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  1. IMG_2576 Jade Conticelli low res

    Learning to live with burns

    When Jade was four years old she was burnt by a cup of coffee, this led to her undergoing numerous treatments, including wearing a pressure garment...

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  2. Rachel1

    Giving hope to children with burns

    Rachel, who was badly burnt as a child, shares her story with us and explain how a new Sparks funded research project for burns could...

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  3. Laura and her family

    Adapting our lives for Batten disease

    Laura has Batten disease, a very rare neurodegenerative disease which will mean she will lose her sight, speech, mental and motor abilities.

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  4. Lena and her family with Dr Graeme Kay

    Changing the future of cystinosis

    When Lena was seven months old she was diagnosed with cystinosis, a rare inherited metabolic disease

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  5. evie

    Diagnosed with a rare, genetic disorder

    At just five years old Evie was diagnosed with A-T a rare, life-limiting condition which currently affects 150 people in the UK.

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