Personal stories

Jeans for Genes is helping to change the lives of children with genetic disorders in many different ways.

Michelle and her daughter Demi-Leigh Photo: The Northern Echo

With the money they receive from us, the charities we support can provide practical support to families, provide specialist information and fund research. 

Funding from Jeans for Genes also allows some of our  charities to campaign for better access to treatments which could transform children's lives and halt the progression of debilitating diseases.

The money you raise also helps to provide the fun times, the value of which should never be under-estimated. 

Your efforts on Jeans for Genes Day and your donations mean mums and dads get respite, brothers and sisters have fun away days where they can get the attention they need, and the children themselves can have fun in a safe environment where they're the same as everyone else.

Meet some of the children who need your help. 

Finding the ‘cancer’ gene in young children

George’s fight with neuroblastoma. Read more »

Milly’s story of living with Crouzon syndrome

How Jeans for Genes has made life easier for Milly. Read more »

William and the BMT

A bone marrow transplant transforms life for William. Read more »

Kane’s story

Why Kane can’t have fun in the playground. Read more »

Sam’s transformation

Pioneering therapy turns Sam into a different boy. Read more »

Max and the tooth fairy

Why four year old Max won't find any money under his pillow. Read more »

A future for Freddie

Jeans for Genes' part in the pioneering treatment that saved Freddie's life.  Read more »

Pizza is off the menu for Charlotte

Find out why food can be life threatening for Charlotte.  Read more  »