Sarah Dalton - Charge Syndrome

1. Sarah Dalton
CHARGE Syndrome

2. My name is
Sarah Dalton I
was born with
CHARGE
syndrome on
Boxing day
1996

4. A nurse at
hospital
recognised
CHARGE
syndrome from
my ears and
coloboma 2 days
after birth

5. From then my
medical
procedures
started

6. MAIN
MEDICAL
OPERATIONS
 Heart surgery Coarctation repair
 Tracheostomy
 Choanal Artresia repair
 Gastrostomy , Mickey button
 Ear surgery
 Eye removed
 I have had many minor procedures , hospital admissions and
intensive care stays

11. Lots of therapy

16. Tracheostomy
removed just
before school

17. Started Cockle
Bay school

18. Many
challenges at
school

23. Feeding tube
removed at
age nine

24. I have had some
great
accomplishments

26. The things I
still have
trouble with
are my
 Heart and circulation
 Swallowing and voice
 Balance
 Vision
 lungs