Charlie Gard Passes Away

Charlie Gard whose terminal illness has garnered international attention from the long, often bitter legal dispute, has just passed away. Born on 4th August last year, his parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates found out that Charlie has an exceptionally rare genetic illness known as encephalomyopatic mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS). Despite being born healthy, his condition quickly deteriorated before he was diagnosed with the illness.