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Finding a needle in a haystack. That's how doctors and researchers explained it to us. 25,000 genes and a defect in one of them was likely causing my daughter Sarah's body to struggle to function. Finding which one seemed an impossible task. But as a parent, I had to believe a breakthrough was
As a mum of seven, Miriam knows better than anyone what achieving early developmental milestones look like. Unlike the progress of her older children, Miriam’s daughter Gitty struggled with behavioural cues as a baby. “We knew something was wrong within those first few months as she was
It was heartbreaking to watch helplessly as my gregarious little girl turned into a shy, introverted child in the space of a year. When Daisy started to talk, she was the usual noisy toddler, making sounds and gurgling away. She was a very bubbly, confident, chatty little thing. At about age three
Austin Sanday is an active, happy nine-year-old from Queensland, who enjoys video games, soccer and playing with his dog. "I like to play with my dog, Rosie. I like to go bike riding with my mum, play with my friends in the street and have friends over to swim in my pool," he said. But he feels
When Leila Sawenko and her husband Tony Maguire reunited with their children after a week away in Sydney in March 2020, lots of cuddles and kisses were shared. Unknowingly, the couple also shared something else with their three young children COVID-19. A week after arriving home, Leila and Tony
Raya dreamt of being a comedian, but instead of practicing in front of her classmates, she had to tell her jokes to those trying to save her life. Raya, 15, was was diagnosed at the age of 10 with precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of rare blood cancer. Doctors initially thought
Twenty-eight cyclists are using pedal power to help support children’s brain cancer research at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI). The 1000km Ride for Lily, starting at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) on April 1 and travelling around Victoria, aims to raise $300,000 for both
Tucking into some jelly should have been the cherry on top for Emilia after a big weekend of third birthday celebrations. But after eating what was thought to be dairy free jelly, Emilia who had just enjoyed her Frozen themed birthday party the day before, had a severe allergic reaction. “We
Cases like Sebastian's demonstrate the incredible power of genomic research. When Sebastian was born in late 2018, high blood pressure was making his heart work too hard. Rather than order a barrage of tests, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and Acute Care Genomics study into the
Emma was just seven weeks old when she started shaking in her mother Jenny’s arms. Instead of taking Emma to her eight-week routine immunisation appointment, Jenny was at her local clinic asking for a referral to see a paediatrician. But due to long waiting lists, it would be months before Emma
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