by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog, Fundraising Stories
‘As a family, we had no idea about the conditions such as hip dysplasia. When Etta wasn’t hitting the gross motor milestones by age 1 we weren’t overly concerned. We were very fortunate that a health visitor flagged it up with us at her 1 year...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog, Fundraising Stories, Hip Dysplasia (DDH)
This year, on 3rd October I will be attempting to run and complete my very first marathon. It will not be just any old marathon though, it will be THE London Marathon and I couldn’t be happier utilising my ballot place in aid of Steps. In 2016 my daughter was born...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
Have you experienced surgery? Do you know someone who has? Can you help make operations greener? Patients, carers and members of the public are invited to contribute to the “Greener Operations” James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership The James Lind Alliance...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog, Personal Stories
Hi my name is Mark and I was born with Bi-lateral talipes in 1972. I was under the care of Mr Scott at Addenbrooks in Cambridge for most of my early life which meant weekly visits to the hospital to have splints and callipers fitted. I remember the pain when I wore...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Nov 26, 2020 | Blog
Join our webinar on the 2nd of December at 10.30 AM, London time and learn about a proof of concept which could be potentially applied to help ensure children always have good fitting and comfortable prosthesis so that they can participate fully in normal lives and,...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, Personal Stories, Perthes
Noah is a very talented footballer. He was kicking a football before he could walk. At the age of 6 he started playing at Everton’s Development Centre as well as playing for two other teams and playing futsal. Summer 2019 Noah started to complain of pain in his feet...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog, Personal Stories, Perthes
When Fred was 3 he started complaining of pains in left leg, at first we thought he’d pulled a muscle. He was a typical 3 year old boy running and jumping off everything. He kept complaining, sometimes of pain in his left knee and sometimes he had a limp. We had...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog
My name is Gemma and my son had Perthes as a child. When he was seven I took him to the doctor as he was in agony with a lot of pain in his hips and in his knees. He had aches and pains in his legs and he was limping. At first there was some confusion as to the cause...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog, Conditions, Perthes
Lleucu was born in 2007 and everything seemed fine at all her baby checks. However, when she was 4 months old, I noticed a few things that raised my concerns i.e. one leg was longer than the other and she had uneven creases on her thighs. Following x-rays and scans we...
by Loredana Guetg-Wyatt | Sep 26, 2020 | Blog
Perthes disease or Legg-Calve-Perthes disease as it is sometimes known, is a rare childhood condition that affects the hip. The blood supply to the hip bone is disrupted, causing bone cells to die, which erodes the hip and causes pain in the process. Perthes is...
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