The popular Mother’s Day Weekend High Tea is sold out! Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters for buying tickets for this fundraiser. Also, many thanks to The Bugle for helping us to promote the event. It will be lots of fun and the roster is out, the cooks are planning ahead and the Gerringong Town Hall will, once again, be transformed into a sea of colour.

With Mother’s Day approaching, everything that being a mother entails is recognised and celebrated. It is not always an easy experience. The following story is from the CMRI 2023 Year in Review publication. This is a true story:

Teddy’s story

When a child is diagnosed with a genetic condition, it can be overwhelming for parents to understand the science involved. But young mum Lucy found it extremely reassuring to meet the researchers.

At five months, Teddy was diagnosed with CTNNB1 Syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs randomly and is not usually inherited. Teddy was one of the faces for Jeans for Genes last year and Lucy was so grateful for the support the campaign received from the public.

“The best part about being part of the Jeans for Genes 2023 campaign was getting to tour the labs at Children’s Medical Research Institute and meeting the incredible scientists who are working to find a cure for Teddy,” Lucy says.

“I think that our participation in Jeans for Genes brought genetic diseases to the forefront of our friends’ and family’s minds. They also learnt that research gives Teddy hope for a better future, thanks to incredible scientific breakthroughs that are difficult to imagine.”

Discovery Day is a regular event at CMRI. Members of the public are taken on a tour of the labs, meet the scientists and learn about the many research projects that are underway.

Contact CMRI on 1800 436 437 or via email: [email protected].