Kerri's Skydive For Great Ormond Street Hospital

So as all of you know Great Ormond Street Hospital was a huge part in saving my brothers life when he was a baby. Mark was born with Hyaline Membrane Disease, also called respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), which is a condition that causes babies to need extra oxygen and help breathing.

Mark was placed on a research trial called ECMO. ECMO stands for Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation. The ECMO machine is similar to the heart-lung bypass machine used for open heart surgery. Extra corporeal means ‘outside the body’, a membrane oxygenator is a piece of equipment which delivers oxygen into the child’s blood. Consequently ECMO is the use of an artificial lung (membrane) located outside the body (extra corporeal) that puts oxygen into the blood (oxygenation) and continuously pumps this blood into and around the body.

We lost Mark twice and amazingly they brought him back for us, and I'm forever grateful to GOSH, for saving my best friend. Mark then spent his first few years in and out of hospital, had lots of tests and medication which he needed constantly. Now looking at Mark, you'd never know what he went through and endured throughout the first few years of his life. Luckily, Mark now doesn't suffer any long term illnesses, unlike some other children on the same trial as Mark.

So 26 years later I want to say thank you to GOSH by doing a charity skydive on 5th September 2021, as I'd be lost without my brother now. GOSH deserves everything for all the amazing work they do, not only what they did for Mark but other members of my family too. So please help me raise as much money as possible, to say thank you and show how much we appreciate what they did for my family. No matter how much or how little, every penny makes a massive difference in helping save children's lives every day. Thank you in advanced xx

"Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Great Ormond Street International Promotions Ltd, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Great Ormond Street International Promotions Ltd: Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, 619 children and young people from across the UK arrive. Every day, doctors and nurses battle the most complex illnesses, and the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs. And every day is a chance for you to make a difference. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential."