My Story

My eldest Son was born with 22q.11 Deletion Syndrome.  The first 5 years of his life he was hospitalised at least once a month and had to go through several operations.  Over the years his health has got much better and he lives a very fulfilling life.  However when we got Jacob's diagnosis aged 4 no-one (not even the GP) seemed to know what it was or how to help us and because of this it was a really lonely time.  Fast forward 8.5 years and I've made it my mission to educate myself as best I can to ensure I can support Jacob.  I would love to go to a Drs appointment or speak to someone about 22q.11 Deletion Syndrome and them know about it, rather than always having to explain it- so this is my journey to raise money for Max Appeal (who were the only ones who understood the difficulties we faced), but more importantly to raise awareness of this genetic condition.  Thank you everyone.  Wish me luck.  Thanks Josh for completing this with me!