Rupert was diagnosed with PCD in March 2021.

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetic disease affecting around 1 in 15,000 people in the UK. It's caused by abnormal motile cilia (motile cilia are the microscopic hairs that beat in the airways, sweeping secretions out of the respiratory tract). PCD can affect the lungs, nose, sinuses, ears and fertility and causes recurrent respiratory infections.

It’s not been easy getting a diagnosis and we have had some tough times, especially at birth and if there was more awareness around PCD we may have had a quicker diagnosis. 

As Rupert is now in hospital for 2 weeks we’ve decided to keep even more active alongside his daily physio by climbing the stairs from the bottom to the top of the hospital 12 times … 2004 steps a day between us ..each step is approx 6 inches means almost 4,800 metres which is the equivalent of Mont Blanc 🤞🤞