Organisation

Nick Ward

Chairman and Committee Member

I have a facial Port Wine Stain and following ineffectual radium isotope treatment as a small child have lived quite happily with it for the last half-century or so. I joined the group about five years ago after reading an article on laser treatment for birthmarks in which the BSG was mentioned.

At the time I was headmaster of a large boarding school in Suffolk and thought this a good venue for 'Family Days' and fundraising activities. I also felt that I could perhaps offer an alternative perspective on living with an untreated birthmark.

I am married to Jane and we have a daughter, Emma (born in 1973) and a son, Simon (born in 1976) and two grandchildren. Following my retirement from The Royal Hospital School I was invited to take over the chairmanship of the BSG from Mark Lingfield, which I did in January 2005.

Although the support of families with young children has been the core activity of the group I am very keen that the membership should continue to expand to include more teenagers and adults with birthmarks. I am sure that those of us who live with a birthmark have a role to play in not only offering support to others but also in furthering the aims of the BSG of informing and educating the medical profession and the public generally about birthmarks

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