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GOSH patient features in Channel 4 documentary

13 Mar 2013, 2:56 p.m.

Photo of Zoe

Channel 4’s long running documentary Born to be Different returns to our screens on Thursday 14 and Thursday 21 March, 9-10pm.

This candid and unsentimental series filmed over nearly 10 years follows several children all born in 2000, and chronicles the pressures and joys of family life for parents bringing up a child with complex medical needs.

Born to be Different
Channel 4
Thursday 14 and Thursday 21 March 2013
9-10pm

In the eighth series, we catch up with Zoe who is a Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) patient.

Zoe was born with arthrogryposis, a rare congenital disorder, and a series of operations to her legs and arms have given her enough independence of movement for her to progress at an academy school where she blossoms and becomes an enthusiastic netball player. But by the end of her first year, one foot is causing her so much pain that more surgery looks necessary to reposition her left foot so that she will continue to be able to walk.

For more about Born to be Different visit the Channel 4 website.

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Notes to Editors

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is the country’s leading centre for treating sick children, with the widest range of specialists under one roof.
With the UCL Institute of Child Health, we are the largest centre for paediatric research outside the US and play a key role in training children’s health specialists for the future.
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