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Bethany Hardy’s Daughter Undergoes Six Operations for Craniosynostosis

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Bethany Hardy sought treatment for her daughter Nancy after a sagittal craniosynostosis diagnosis.
At nine months Nancy’s head measured in the 98th percentile and her body in the 24th, alarming her parents.
Great Ormond Street Hospital specialists diagnosed the condition by visual inspection when Nancy turned one.
She underwent six operations—including blood transfusions and a skin graft—spending a month in NHS care.

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Bethany Hardy sought treatment for her daughter Nancy after a sagittal craniosynostosis diagnosis.
At nine months Nancy’s head measured in the 98th percentile and her body in the 24th, alarming her parents.
Great Ormond Street Hospital specialists diagnosed the condition by visual inspection when Nancy turned one.
She underwent six operations—including blood transfusions and a skin graft—spending a month in NHS care.