Stanwick dad takes on the Great South Run for Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome charity

The RTSUK team on Sunday's Great South Run, with RTS chairman Jo Mullins (left) and Stanwick resident Jimmy James (second from left)

A team from the Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome (RTS) Support Group UK ran the 10 mile Great South Run in Portsmouth last Sunday to raise funds for this great cause.

All the runners have a family connection with someone who has RTS.

RTS is an extremely rare chromosome disorder and those who have it face a number of cognitive and physical challenges.

The charity offers support to families affected by RTS, and helps raise awareness of RTS among the medical community and the general public.

In order to support families, RTSUK provides information about RTS, especially useful to families who have just received a diagnosis, as well as organising social get-togethers and conferences.

Among the team was Stanwick resident Jimmy James whose daughter Imogen has RTS.

Imogen is a former pupil of Wren Spinney Community Special School in Kettering and SENSE College in Rothwell.

RTSUK chairman Jo Mullins said: “This is a fantastic personal achievement for ordinary people doing an extraordinary thing and will enable the charity to fund a PhD jointly with Aston University to research the mental health issues faced by those with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome.”