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Oscar will be taking on the challenge of doing 400,000 steps over the month of October raising money for The Pituitary Foundation with the possibility of attempting half a million.

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Oscar suffered around 3 seizures when he was 2 days old and spent a couple of weeks in the special care baby unit. Medical professionals were unsure what had caused the seizures so did not make a diagnosis. After spending days and weeks in hospital he was eventually diagnosed at around 3 months old. Oscar was diagnosed with Pan-hypopititurism. This condition is for life, he will take medication for life. At present he takes 5 lots of medication a day including a growth hormone injection which is given every night. His pituitary gland is non functioning so his body is unable to produce the hormones it needs without medication. It can be life threatening if not treated correctly and if he becomes unwell. He attends school full time and all staff including lunch time staff have had to be medically trained by the community nurse for him to attend. If he becomes unwell he requires triple doses of his medication or his medication by injection. His blood sugar levels also drop causing him to have hypoglycaemic episodes. Everywhere he goes he carries a medicine bag, which include glucose machines, needles, injections, tablets and glucogel. He has been air lifted to hospital after becoming ill, he had picked up a viral infection and we were unable to wake him up from a nap, he required his hydrocortisone injection and then spent a week in hospital. His body would not be able to cope with shock or trauma without medication either. As you can imagine he keeps us on our toes, when diagnosed I nor anyone in the family had ever heard of the condition so I joined groups and forums on social media and that's when I was introduced to The Pituitary Foundation. They provide help for patients and carers who suffer with pituitary related illnesses. They provide nurse helplines, help with any medication problems and in general are there if you ever need to speak to someone. They raise a huge amount of awareness about Pituitary conditions (unfortunately not many people are aware of these conditions and the seriousness of them) They have been a huge help with information and have introduced me to other families who have children with Oscars condition and this is a massive help.