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Rafe's story

16 Dec 2022, 2:58 p.m.

Rafe, 18, was diagnosed with a malignant high grade brain tumour when he was just four years old. Within five hours of his first MRI scan the family were referred to GOSH. Rafe shares his journey so far.

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Tulsi's Story

16 Dec 2022, 1:43 p.m.

While she was developing inside the womb, Tulsi developed spina bifida – a defect that stopped her spinal cord from forming properly. She was left with a hole in her spine and a sack of spinal fluid exposed on her back. Mum Laxmi shares her story.

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Caleb's Story

16 Dec 2022, 12:28 p.m.

For the children whose treatment needs to continue over the festive season, the staff at GOSH do their best to make it as magical as possible. This includes Caleb, who spent his second ever Christmas in surgery, before having a heart transplant on N…

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“It’s special" - GOSH Chaplain Michele on Hanukkah

15 Dec 2022, 6:25 p.m.

This year, the Jewish festival Hanukkah (or Chanukah in Hebrew) will take place between the 18 – 26 December.

Known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is a significant event in the Jewish Calendar and is celebrated in various ways. Lighting a menora…

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GOSH researchers develop treatment for leukaemia

12 Dec 2022, 10:46 a.m.

In a world first, researchers at GOSH and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have used genetically modified cells – created using a new technique called base editing – to treat a patient with previously incurable leu…

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