Maddi was diagnosed in 2016 with an extremely rare disease called SPG15 (Spastic Paraplegia Gene 15). It’s a severely life limiting type of MND. She is 16. 💞
Here you can see two neurons sensing one another and connecting in a petri dish.
There are 86 billion neurons in the #brain, and they use these webbed hand like structures (“growth cones”) to search for and connect to other neurons or body parts as we develop
@AcademicChatter
Today's front page: World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst pledges to donate brain for research after dementia tragedy for 1966 team mates
https://t.co/JCeIU5PxXT
Today is Rare Disease Day!
Maddi is Rare. No 1 in the U.K, to have SPG15. A cruel disease but we will never stop advocating and raising awareness. We may have to do things differently than most and it may take us longer.
#ShareYourRare#RareDisease#RareDiseaseDay#Saturday
@AmericanAir 21257640 with British Airways your partner American Airlines treated us so bad on our flight back with my disabled daughter with motor neurone disease after her surgery, your staff lied to us and showed disrespect to our situation.
@British_Airways@TeamGB@ParalympicsGB Shame on @British_Airways & @AmericanAir Fundraised for my disabled daughter with @mnd to have spinal surgery in America, booked better seats for her return to be comfortable post surgery. YOU messed up & downgraded us. NOW you deny this, so no refund!!
Shame on @British_Airways and @AmericanAir Maddi had serious spinal surgery in Oct in America, we booked better seats for Maddi’s return to be comfortable after surgery. THEY messed up and downgraded us. NOW they deny they did this, so no refund. Shameful!!
Thank you to The i Paper today for following and publishing our story today to support #Savingmaddi#curespg15 . And helping us raise awareness and sharing to the world 💕 @BradleyWalsh@GMB
PLEASE take a look at our new campaign and see how much we have raised and how far we need to go for a possible treatment. #rare#raredisease#help#donate#cure https://t.co/8sTyzQEWQA @gofundme
Shame on @AmericanAir & @British_Airways for downgrading from premium to economy, a young girl who had serious spinal surgery in the USA. Family saved up to pay for her travel to be comfortable after surgery. Both companies are inefficient blaming each other!
Meet Maddi @saveourmaddi
Maddi has a SPG15 and is the only person in the Uk with this disease. We are helping Maddi and her family fund raise for treatments to hopefully slow down the affects of SPG15.
Tickets now on Sale for THE AUTUMN BALL 9th Nov a special event for @MaddiFoundation @saveourmaddi at @downhall01 Essex. A night dressed in best for a great evening with entertainment, live auction & our lovely host @vickimichelle message 4 tickets @LovelightEnts@AndyWilsher
Our recent #itvnews#interview discussing #spg15 and a mother’s mission to cure a child and raise funds for life changing surgery to help Maddi keep walking #SDR Donate to https://t.co/vLDQVPlnmK