Personal Stories Archives

Will’s Perthes story

I was 8 years old when I was diagnosed with Perthes disease but am now 27 and living a full and healthy life. Those...

Oscar was born with bilateral talipes equinovarus. According to Daisy, Oscar's Mum, he "had a very severe case, to the...

Noah is a very talented footballer. He was kicking a football before he could walk. At the age of 6 he started playing...

When Fred was 3 he started complaining of pains in left leg, at first we thought he’d pulled a muscle. He was a...

My Name is Ceri and I am from Portsmouth. I was born with DDH, also known CDH, Congenital Dislocation of the Hip....

Many years ago I was having my first scan with my 3rd child. Having had 2 healthy happy children already, my husband...

When Henry was born in March 2014 I had never heard of hip dysplasia. At his newborn check a ‘clunk’ was picked up. We...

My name is Anna,I am 20 years old and I have just had a hip replacement due to DDH in my left hip since the age of 6....

Talipes - Our story Our daughter Libbi is 3 and half years old and she has talipes. The journey we have been on with...