Why we support GOSHCC
Its hard to comprehend or even consider the amazing Job that Great Ormond Street Hospital do on a daily basis. Our son Junuh was born on the 5th February 2004, with a heart condition called Transposition of the great arteries or TGA. At ten days old Junuh underwent a six hour open heart surgery to correct the condition. Throughout that immensely worrying time all the nurses, doctors and staff at GOSH were magnificent and without their support, re-assurance and on going professionalism it would have been far more difficult for us to understand or deal with a situation that was completely out of our control. The operation was a complete success and our son is 100% healthy leading a completely normal childhood. As we came to soon realize there were no words, or presents, to express our gratitude for our son’s life. We decided to give something, that would help the amazing team at GOSH, to continue saving lives.
With the support of our clients we are able to give back £100.00 from every sale or letting Space Station does. It is our aim with your support to give up to £10,000 per year to this very worthwhile charity.
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) cares for more than 90,000 patients each year who are referred to the hospital affected by the rarest, most complex and often life-threatening conditions. With the widest range of pediatric specialties under one roof in the UK, GOSH can offer these young patients the very best in specialist care.
Humble beginnings
The hospital first opened its doors on St Valentine’s Day, 1852, with just 10 beds. This was a time when one third of children born in London died before they reached adulthood. The hospital quickly grew from these humble beginnings, and now has 350 beds and is at the forefront of paediatric treatment, research and training.
GOSH is now the largest UK centre for heart and brain operations in children, and sees one child in ten diagnosed with cancer. In partnership with its research arm, the Institute of Child Health, the hospital has pioneered techniques for open-heart surgery and bone marrow transplants, and developed new drugs for epilepsy, juvenile arthritis and HIV/AIDS. Research, surgery and procedures developed at GOSH benefit the whole country, as the hospital is committed to sharing its knowledge and expertise across the medical profession.
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