GEORGIA KELLY’S HEROES

Who has heard of Rett gorgeous little WSyndrome? Honestly, up until a couple of months ago I hadn’t. As ignorant as it sounds, I’d never been aware of it. In fairness there are a lot of debilitating illnesses that I’m completely unaware of. I’m sure I’m not the only one out there like that. Sometimes we just need to be made aware of some of these medical afflictions because, if the general public isn’t aware of these things, you can bet money that researchers aren’t getting the funding needed to study them. If studies aren’t being undertaken, then cures and medicines aren’t being discovered.

So, what’s the best way to make the general public aware of something? Don’t you dare say TikTok! In the case of the Kelly family from Toowoomba, they opted to use their new T909 and B-triple unit to educate and make sure it would draw more stares than a mask-less man coughing in a supermarket. They painted it up a beautiful purple, had the trailers’ signs written and then featured the beautiful smile of their Georgia on the side. The sad reason behind using Georgia’s beautiful smile is that, at two-years-old, this wee girl was one of the few diagnosed with Rett Syndrome.

Straight off the bat, the big T909 accomplished its task. It made me aware I knew nothing. It also made me do a bit of research. It forced me to learn about this debilitating disease that can strike at random.

Here’s what I learnt. Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic mutation affecting brain development, eventually leading to issues with physical movement, motor skills