shared a snap of her twin daughters Ocean and Story's spinal braces as she urged fans to attend the Parliament debate on SMA screening.
Jesy Nelson Advocates for SMA Screening Debate
Jesy Nelson shared a snap of her twin daughters Ocean and Story's spinal braces as she urged fans to attend the Parliament debate on SMA screening. The singer, ...
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The singer, 35, revealed in January that her now one-year-old twins had been diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a rare muscle-wasting condition.
The late diagnosis means her daughters are likely to never be able to walk and have specialist equipment to help them breathe at night, as well as feeding tubes.
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The singer has campaigned tirelessly for the to expand its screening to check for spinal muscular atrophy after birth following her own experience with her daughters - and now, thanks to her efforts from October, the screening will begin.
In May Jesy shared the news that the had confirmed that the petition to add SMA to newborn screening in England will be debated in Parliament on 22 June.
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, the singer shared a snap of her twins' spinal braces.
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Jesy Nelson shared a snap of her twin daughters Ocean and Story's spinal braces as she urged fans to attend the Parliament debate on SMA screening
The singer, 35, revealed in January that her now one-year-old twins had been diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a rare muscle-wasting condition
In May Jesy shared the news that the UK Government had confirmed that the petition to add SMA to newborn screening in England will be debated in Parliament on 22 June
'Just a reminder that future SMA babies' lives don't need to look like this! These are Ocean and Story's spinal braces that [they] now have to wear every day,' she penned alongside the post.
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She also shared a snap of the Parliament debate poster and wrote: 'I hope to see as many of you there tomorrow. It's going to be a big day.'
It comes after Jesy revealed that she'll be - as she tearfully blasted the 'postcode lottery' of the October roll-out of the NHS scheme.
Ahead of the debate she took to Instagram on Friday to share how she was feeling, saying that there was still more to be done as the screening scheme will 'only cover 72% of England.'
She penned: 'We have had some amazing news that screening is due to start in October this year, which is a huge step forward!
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'But there's still a big problem… it will only cover 72% of England. That means some babies won't be screened simply because of where they live. A postcode lottery like that just isn't fair. Every baby deserves the same chance every baby's life matters!
'On Monday 22nd June, the petition will be debated by MPs in Parliament. I'll be there alongside Giles from SMA UK and we're hoping this debate will help push for screening to be available for every newborn across England.
'We'll be arriving at 5pm on Monday, and it would mean so much to see as many of you there as possible. We'd love to get a photo together outside Parliament before we head inside
'Please if you can, tag your MP in the comments and ask them to attend the debate and support universal newborn screening for SMA. No baby should miss out because of their postcode. Let's keep fighting until every newborn has the same opportunity. Thank you for standing with us every step of the way!'
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She then said in the video: 'I know some of you will know I have been trying to get SMA as part of the heel prick test here and because of you guys the signatures got over 150,000.
'And because of that it is going to be debated in Parliament this Monday which is just crazy because we did that! And this has never got this far before. It's been ignored for so long but you guys made enough noise and you supported it.
'And if they get the treatment from after birth the treatment is so life-changing, you wouldn't even know they had SMA. But if they don't they will go on to be disabled.
'It is being rolled out in October but only in certain parts of England. Why are we playing postcode lottery with children's lives? This is about our children's futures. We are playing with children's lives and it is not okay.
'It makes me feel so sad that my children's lives could have looked so different...'.
Ahead of the debate she took to Instagram on Friday to share how she was feeling, saying that there was still more to be done as the screening scheme will 'only cover 72% of England'
The NHS currently carries out 'heel prick' tests on babies at around five-days-old to check for just 10 treatable conditions, including cystic fibrosis
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