At the start the summer holidays in 2023, my eldest brother had a health scare in which resulted in him needing a 7 hour aortic dissection procedure. Luckily he pulled through the surgery and we are grateful that he is still alive to this day, thriving with his family.

However after months post-surgery and getting multiple tests, we finally got the results that he has been diagnosed with marfan syndrome, which not many people know of, especially our family.

To help other families get early diagnosis, spread awareness and to also raise money for The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust, I will be doing multiple bake sales to help raise funds for the charity.

About The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust...

2000 people per year lose their lives from aortic dissection in the UK.

The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust is the UK and Ireland charity uniting patients, families and the medical community in a shared goal of improving diagnosis, increasing survival and reducing disability due to aortic dissection.