Ceridwen Hughes is the mother of Isaac, an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with Moebius Syndrome, an extremely rare disease that causes facial paralysis. In addition to being a mother, she is also a photographer, and felt the need to combine her two passions, photography and motherhood, in a beautiful project called "Same but different" in which he intends show the children behind their diseases.
They are affected by diseases that make their appearance different, but that does not mean that they remain children, fresh, innocent and cheerful as are the children of their age. And that is what you want to highlight, that despite being different, they are the same as any other child.
Disease Isaac It makes you have trouble laughing, moving your eyes and talking. It does not affect him cognitively, but it affects his appearance and his way of acting, so sometimes people look at him strangely.
With this series of photographs of children with various diseases (He has photographed about 20 children) intends to overcome the disability barrier and not be seen as a "threat". He believes that through portraits people will be more interested in people than in their illnesses.
Iwan has Dravet Syndrome, also known as severe myoclonic childhood epilepsy or polymorphic epilepsy, is a devastating childhood encephalopathy.
Iwan He is a happy child and loves his family, loves to make puzzles, and cook. He also likes swimming, and although he wishes he could go to the beach every day, he also likes to stay at home playing with his iPad.
Natalie Patau syndrome, a genetic condition also known as trisomy in par 13, trisomy D or Bartholin-Patau syndrome, is a genetic disease that results from the presence of a supplementary chromosome 13.
She is a very happy girl, loves to dance and music is her world. He enjoys sharing moments with his sister.
Matthew He was born with 26 weeks of gestation, is Elin's twin, and suffers from Crouzon syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the growth of the skull.
He is an extremely cheerful, energetic boy, and above all, he loves football. His dream is to play one day at Real Madrid or Manchester United.
Volumes He was born with Spina bifida, a genetic malformation that affects one in two thousand babies. There are not many children with this disease, since 9 out of 10 women whose babies are diagnosed in pregnancy with spina bifida choose to interrupt pregnancy.
He is the youngest of four brothers, has a great sense of humor and loves to play Fifa with his older brother. He is a fan of Manchester United, loves to ride a horse, play wheelchair rugby, cook with his mother, just learned to swim without help.
Isobel and Abigail They are two identical three-year-old twins with Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, which although it is more frequent, that occurs in identical twins happens in one in every 2,000,000 cases.
Together they are dynamite. They are full of joy and positivism. Although they have very different personalities, they love spending time together.
