Patient stories

Speech disorder patient Daisy and her mother Emily Weight

Overcoming a debilitating speech disorder

It was heartbreaking to watch helplessly as my gregarious little girl turned into a shy,...

Professor Angela Morgan with Sian and her mother

Learning to embrace life with a stutter

I was five when my teacher told my parents that she thought I might have a stutter. They...

PURA syndrome patient Sarah and her mum Melinda

How a diagnosis can make a world of difference

Finding a needle in a haystack. That's how doctors and researchers explained it to us....

A child holding and adult's hand

Changing the game for children's kidneys

Twice a week, Charlotte Matthew's family would take her on a four-hour round trip for...

Womans hand holding the hand of a newborn infant

My twins were born 10 weeks premature

Mother of twins Jess Wheller shares her experience after hearing about Murdoch...

Joe Karlecik with his children

My experience with 'PKU' - a rare condition identified by newborn screening

With 2016 marking the 50th Anniversary of newborn screening in Victoria, Joe Karlecik of...