Eight-week-old baby with spinal muscular atrophy could be saved by a single jab

Like a ‘punch in the stomach’, is how Megan Willis felt on hearing that her eight-week-old baby with partner John Hall had a life-limiting muscle-wasting disease. ‘It was devastating — almost too much, too painful to process,’ says Megan, 29, an events manager, who lives with John, 36, a retail manager, in Colchester, Essex. Little … Read more

Kelsey Stratford raises awareness for sister’s spinal muscular atrophy

Kelsey Stratford is organising a Pong-A-Thon to raise awareness for her sister Kennedy’s spinal muscular atrophy during the upcoming episode of TOWIE. The reality star, 20, tells Clelia Theodorou and Nicole Bass how her sister is spending two weeks in hospital to receive surgery, which she has to have twice a year. According to the NHS … Read more