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Introducing our 2021 Virgin London Marathon runners, Virtual London Marathon runners and Great North Run runners
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Adult OA/ TOF: Research Round-up
Published: Tue, 20th July 2021, 08:30 AM Too frequently, we hear the difficulties that adults born with OA/TOF face in finding knowledgeable clinicians, and some years ago, TOFS produced its first leaflet written specifically for healthcare professionals. We are b ... [Read more] -
Let us send The TOF Book to your GP!
Published: Mon, 19th July 2021, 01:10 PM We know how important The TOF Book is to our members and we'd love every GP to have a copy. We are happy to send out a FREE pdf version of The TOF Book to GPs, so do&nbs ... [Read more] -
Read retired paediatric surgeon Richard Spicer's paper on the development of surgical treatment of oesophageal atresia and Bristol Children's Hospital
Published: Mon, 19th July 2021, 11:42 AM Richard Spicer is a retired pediatric and neonatal surgeon. In 1992 Spicer moved to Bristol to join pioneering paediatric surgeon Helen Noblett at Bristol Children's Hospital. Bristol treats an average of twelve babies with ... [Read more] -
The TOF Book and Soft Food Recipe Book available for free to new members thanks to generous donation!
Published: Mon, 12th July 2021, 12:35 PM We are happy to announce that, due to an generous donation from TOFS' member, Sarah Spice (pictured below), we are able to offer our new members who are parents of OA/TOF children a complimentary copy of The TOF Book and The ... [Read more] -
The Teddy Toddle is back - Get involved!
Published: Mon, 12th July 2021, 12:13 PM Last year's Teddy Toddle was hugely successful and our members helped to raise a massive £12,000 for TOFS! If you completed the event last year, you’ll receive a different medal so that you can collect them all! ... [Read more] -
Volunteer Event Ambassadors needed!
Published: Thu, 8th July 2021, 10:19 AM ... [Read more] -
Please join us in welcoming our latest member of the TOFS team!
Published: Thu, 8th July 2021, 10:01 AM Peter Browne joins us as our Digital Communications Lead. Peter will be responsible for helping us to grow our digital presence via our website, social media and email. Peter has some experience of TOFS as his daughter Serena (14 ... [Read more] -
Please be aware of the dangers of button batteries!
Published: Tue, 29th June 2021, 10:00 AM Please take extra care when using button batteries as they can cause potentially life threatening injuries if swallowed. While this is dangerous to any child, the damage caused to an already compromised oesophagus could be even m ... [Read more] -
Bookings now open to join our next online support session – Oral Aversion and Feeding Challenges
Published: Tue, 22nd June 2021, 11:13 AM TOFS members are invited to join our next online support session, to discuss ‘Oral Aversion and Feeding Challenges’, taking place in two weeks' time on Tuesday 6 July at 8pm on Zoom. Do you or y ... [Read more]