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Emma

About Emma English Czech English “Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today.” My name is Jan, and together with my wife Anna, we have two daughters, Emma and Ella. We …

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Marta

About Marta Marta was born in 2017.After delays reaching milestones she was diagnosed with CHAMP1 at 2 years old. Marta however carried on making progress and began trying to walk not long after this.At first she didn’t bend her knees and was very stiff. Which made walking on the uneven ground difficult and resulted in …

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Anna

About Anna Being one of the oldest CHAMP’s diagnosed to date, Anna has a full story. We are positive that before the diagnosis was given every CHAMP parent had looked for answers, some explanation on how this happened to your child and what it means; anything that could explain things a bit more in detail …

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Tommy

About Tommy “He will not be a Charlie Brown”, said Elisa when she was back from the combined screening. Tommaso (Tommy), our CHAMP1ON has an older brother, Francesco.Francesco was called “Charlie Brown” because of the big round head by his paediatrician on the first medical visit. Tommy it turned out was no Charlie Brown while he …

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Sawyer

About Sawyer This is Sawyer and he has the most amazing ability to make others smile and laugh.Sawyer was diagnosed with Champ1 in 2017 when he was 5 years old. Right from day one we began to face medical complexities including hypotonia and the inability to latch (including difficulties taking a bottle). Projectile vomiting and …

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Sienna

About Sienna Our daughter Sienna was diagnosed with CHAMP1 in May 2022. We had suspected that she had a genetic condition as she had missed all the milestones that children typically achieve. However, we had no idea it would be something so rare and unknown! Sienna is an amazing little girl who has a love …

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Calum

About Calum   Calum will be 18 at the end of this year. When I look back over the years and all the milestones he failed to reach when he should have, I wish I could tell my younger self not to worry so much. When Calum was finally diagnosed with CHAMP1 gene mutation at …

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Lily

About Lily Lily is our little unicorn. Unique and special in so many ways. At birth, Lily had trouble taking her bottle. The doctors tried everything, but in a few short days she was deemed failure to thrive. Lily had a nasogastric tube (NG tube) to help her get the formula she needed. At 3 …

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Jett

About Jett This is our younger son, Jett. Also known as our Jettyboy! He was diagnosed in July 2020 with CHAMP1 and he truly is our Champ! This ultra rare genetic mutation causes severe speech delay and intellectual disability, but that doesn’t stop our sweet boy! He continues to persevere, always showing us that God …

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Jeffrey Jr (JJ)

About JJ Jeffrey Jr (JJ) is our oldest son and our miracle boy. “JJ” his rare neurological condition causes severe speech disorders, seizures, cyclical vomiting, and intellectual disability. Our Son is a CHAMP1ON who fought for his life the minute he was born and we have never stop fighting for him since. He shows unconditional …

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