Ella is 4 years old now and just starting mainstream foundation. She was diagnosed with infantile spasms at 16 weeks and then Aicardi syndrome when she was 2 years old. She has had a rocky few years since diagnosis and still battles seizures most days but is always smiling and happy. She is so pleased […]
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Our July warrior Rosa
Rosa was born in July 2019 with no complications. She hit all her milestones and was a super happy settled baby. In February 2020 at about 5 months old she developed what I thought then was an eye twitch when she was just about to fall asleep or on awakening. Over the next three weeks […]
Our June warrior – and a silver lining for UKIST
Our June warrior is the daughter of Alice Goldhill who has since joined us as a trustee and has been invaluable in pushing forward our work to improve awareness within the medical profession. Daisy was born in October 2018 after an uneventful pregnancy. I remember feeling so lucky that our third child was here, and […]
February warrior Tia – success with the ketogenic diet
When Tia was around 4 months old she started doing some unusual movements, we took her to hospital numerous times however we kept being told it was colic and reflux. Tia was eventually diagnosed with infantile spasms in January 2020, when she spent two weeks in hospital as she regressed with her development and was […]
Our January warrior Tristan
Our January post is an update on a previous story – written by Tristan’s dad Adrian. Looking back over the last four years it’s been one hell of a ride. There have been some highs but also some lows that have had me on my knees in tears wondering how I’m gonna have the strength […]
July warrior – lovely Lola.
Our UKIST warrior for July is Lola, her story is told by her mum, Lisa. On 8th May 2020 we were joining in our our street party for VE day and Lola at 7 months old was not settling to sleep, which was unusual as she loved her sleep. We noticed as she was finally […]
Our December warrior – Kasper’s story
The day Kasper was diagnosed with infantile spasms (IS) was possibly the worst day of our lives. It seemed impossible that our little baby could be ill. He was born perfectly healthy at 1am after a normal birth, one day after his due date. We joked that his half-English side was winning over his punctual […]
September warrior – Joey’s story.
On the 11th of June 2017 Joey Silke arrived after a healthy pregnancy and a drug free natural birth. We were thrilled as was his older sister Molly. Joey was like every other baby development wise and was sleeping through the night from 4 weeks old. At 6 months old I noticed some odd movements, […]
July warrior – Noah
Noah’s story is told by his mum, Amy. Noah’s nickname is Pickle, and no nickname could be more accurate for this little warrior! He is a cheeky little monkey, who has been a Pickle since the moment of conception! This is our story. Throughout my whole pregnancy I suffered hyperemesis gravidarum (extreme morning sickness). At […]
UKIST’s October warrior – Jonjoe’s story
Jonjoe and his twin brother Jamie were born prematurely at 28 weeks by emergency C-section. Jonjoe was the bigger, stronger twin at a whopping 2lb10oz and pretty much sailed through NICU. He was the twin we thought we didn’t have to worry about! It soon became apparent to me that there was something not quite […]
