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Daniel's Christmas at GOSH

26 Oct 2023, 1:46 p.m.

Four-year-old Daniel spent the festive season at home for the first time in 2022, after spending his first three Christmases in hospital.

His mum, Georgie, shares their experience of Christmas at GOSH.

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The magic of Christmas at GOSH: Meet Emmie

25 Oct 2023, 6:17 p.m.

Emmie spent her first ever Christmas in hospital after being diagnosed with a malignant rhabdoid tumour, a rare and aggressive type of cancer that forms in the kidneys.

Thanks to the treatment she received at GOSH, she can now enjoy the festive seaso…

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Christmas Appeal: Henry’s Story

16 Oct 2023, 2:41 p.m.

Five-year-old Henry from Yorkshire was transferred to GOSH for life-saving surgery when he was just five weeks old. Since then, he and his family have spent two Christmases at the hospital. Here, Henry’s mum Shevonne talks about his time at GOSH and…

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Steps forward in gene therapy for Norrie Disease

3 Oct 2023, 12:02 p.m.

An international team led by researchers at GOSH, UCL and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) have been working hard to develop a novel gene therapy in mice to r…

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“He gets his car and rides around all three wards”– meet Hugo

11 Sep 2023, 5:28 p.m.

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we meet three-year-old Hugo.

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