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The girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughter

The girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughter

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Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianView image in fullscreenChristelle Randall and 18-month-old Elsie. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianFamilyThe girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughterShe was born with an ultra-rare genetic disorder. After my decades working in film PR, I now face the biggest campaign of all: the fight for her lifeChristelle RandallWed 16 Sep 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMy daughter Elsie has beautiful curls – blond like a little Botticelli cherub’s, hair that someone dark like me could only ever dream of.

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Canonical URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/16/love-hope-pain-raising-elsie-rare-genetic-disorder
Publication timeWed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:12 GMT
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Christelle Randall and 18-month-old Elsie. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianView image in fullscreenChristelle Randall and 18-month-old Elsie. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianFamilyThe girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughterShe was born with an ultra-rare genetic disorder. After my decades working in film PR, I now face the biggest campaign of all: the fight for her lifeChristelle RandallWed 16 Sep 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMy daughter Elsie has beautiful curls – blond like a little Botticelli cherub’s, hair that someone dark like me could only ever dream of.

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