Five days before my mum and dad (Caroline and David) returned from an amazing holiday in Tenerife, my partner and I returned from our own special holiday in Budapest, having just got engaged.Read more
My son Will was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by the team at Royal Brompton Hospital in September 2017 after he was struggling to breathe whilst walking.Read more
Eighteen months ago, Kane was diagnosed with restricted cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension. As a result, he was referred to Harefield Hospital where he received a heart and lung transplant in January 2018.Read more
Three years ago I was diagnosed with a collapsed lung and a 7 cm tumour. I had six months of chemotherapy, a bronchoscope, which resulted in an emergency admission with septicaemia.Read more
It is a great privilege for me to be Aunt to my nephew Michael Mackay, who was born with Cystic Fibrosis. Mike received new lungs 11 years ago at the third attempt, having been given just weeks to live.Read more
I suffered a heart attack whilst in the South of France, which I thought was sunstroke, as my left arm was aching as I struggled to trim a French hedge. Determined to win, I carried on regardless.Read more
My Granddaughter is coming to play with me today, she is 18 months old. It is a wonderful feeling when she puts her arms around me and calls out ‘Nannysooz’.Read more
I’ve been working at Royal Brompton for 21 years. I came here as a student – I loved that work that was being done here, the atmosphere. My background was in Rose Ward (Royal Brompton’s Paediatric Ward.Read more
In June 2016 I was diagnosed with cancer at the base of my tongue, I was told that I would have radical treatment and it would be very tough but I would get through it.Read more
In part two of his blog, Kevin talks about days five and six of his Mount Kilimanjaro challenge and reaching the summit.Read more
In part two of his blog, Kevin talks about days three and four of his epic trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.Read more
In October, Kevin Chilcott embarked on the ultimate challenge - climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise funds for our Charity.Read more
I was living an exciting, busy life like every other hard working dad with a wife and young family. I was managing a mild medical disorder which, in the end, turned out to be quite a rare and complex issue.Read more
I have seen Heaven. Not the spooky long swirly tunnels and people in white. I saw Heaven in my own village once I left Royal Brompton and learned to walk again.Read more
My life has been saved and enhanced by the wonders performed at the amazing Harefield Hospital. I was born in 1961 with a congenital heart block.Read more
The first time we heard that our Daddy required emergency heart surgery was when we woke up on a November morning, thinking of the school day ahead, and found our grandparents downstairs.Read more
Although I didn’t have my transplant at Harefield, it was Royal Brompton who cared for me through my childhood, transitioned me into adult life with CF and became a home from home.Read more
I am 49, I have cystic fibrosis (CF) and I have been in the care of both Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals since the age of 16.Read more
My son James suffered from Marfans syndrome which caused him to have various issues with his heart, and was a long-term patient at Harefield.Read more
A group of willing volunteers from FSI decided to continue the company's ‘Dare to be Great’ motto by signing up to complete the Three Peaks Challenge.Read more
Anbu was my first love. We were married for 20 years. In 2005, he was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and then in 2012, he was diagnosed with heart failure due to cardiomyopathy.Read more
My mum and I have been fostering babies for nearly four years now. Recently, we received a phone call asking us to look after a newborn baby girl with a slight heart condition.Read more
When I was 3 years old, my GP noticed that I had a heart murmur. I underwent further investigation which led to a diagnosis of aortic stenosis picked up by Dr. Rigby. Then, I underwent regular check-ups at my local hospital for many years.Read more
I started losing consciousness four years ago. Then, I was treated by the Cardiology department at the Countess of Chester Hospital. It was made a little complicated by the fact I fell pregnant, so they couldn’t do a tilt test to confirm I had Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.Read more